Militarism

Alliances

Nationalism

Imperialism

Assassination

Gavrilo Princip assassinates Archduke Franz

Ferdinand of Austria Hungary

Central Powers:

Germany

Austria-Hungary

Ottoman Empire

Japan

The Allies:

Russia

France

Serbia

Great Britain

United States of America

Machine guns Hand grenades Chemical warfare Submarine warfare ◦ The Germans

perfected the use of submarines during the war.

Web of alliances

a. Central Powers: ….

b. Allied Powers: ….

US’ Initial response =

Isolationism I feel so alone

Europe in 1914

War Is HELL !!

Trench Warfare

Trench Warfare

“No Man’s Land”

Sinking of the Lusitania

a. US trades with both sides

b. British Blockade North

Sea

c. utterseeboots

The Lusitania: British passenger boat sunk by a German U-boat. 128 of the 1200 dead passengers were Americans.

The Sussex ( 03-24-1916): after sinking the Sussex, the Germans pledged to warn before sinking. ◦ This is known as the Sussex

Pledge.

February 1, 1917, Germans began unrestricted warfare again.

Russia leaves the war (1917)

1.) Communist revolution brings the Russian monarchy down. 2.) Vladimir Lenin claims power. 3.) Russia signs treaty with Germany and leaves the war.

Germany sent a telegram to Mexico urging them to join the fight against the U.S. and in return Germany would ensure that Mexico would receive land that once belonged to them that the U.S. took.

The British intercepted the message and gave it to the U.S.

The Zimmerman Telegram

April 6, 1917: President Wilson signs the declaration of war because of the Zimmerman Note.

Which country belongs in the blank box in the diagram? A. Austria-Hungary

B. Poland

C. Russia

D. Italy

WWI Central

Powers

Germany

Which of the following would an isolationist support? A. Staying out of WWI

B. Sending troops to fight in Europe

C. The Zimmerman telegram

D. The League of Nations

What would be the best heading for the following list? ◦ Unrestricted submarine warfare

◦ Zimmerman telegram

◦ Sinking of US ships

◦ The Lusitania

A. Reasons Europe Went to War

B. Reasons the US Entered World War I

C. Reasons for the Spanish-American War

D. Reasons Congress Passed the Chinese Exclusion Act

Which of the following was glad that the US entered WWI? A. The Central Powers

B. The Triple Entente

C. The Bolsheviks

D. Isolationists

The sinking of the Luisitania, the Zimmerman telegram, and unrestricted U-boat warfare were all factors that led to A. The start of WWI in Europe.

B. The beginning of WWII.

C. US involvement in Vietnam.

D. The United States entering WWI.

Ms. Susan Pojer

Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua,

NY

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The Spirit of ’76’

1917 – Selective Service

Act 24,000,000 men registered for the draft by the end of 1918. 4,800,000 men served in WW1 (2,000,000 saw active combat). 400,000 African-Americans served in segregated units. 15,000 Native-Americans served as scouts, messengers, and snipers in non-segregated units.

U. S. Food

Administration

U. S. Food Administration

U. S. School Garden Army

U. S. Shipping Board

U. S. Fuel Administration

YWCA – The Blue Triangle

Munitions Work

The Girls They Left Behind

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Women Used In Recruitment

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