world war i: u.s. goes to war
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World War I: U.S. Goes to War. 1914-1920. U.S. Neutrality. Pres. Wilson= policy of neutrality I mmigrants from the Central Powers sympathized Most backed the Allies Heritage & Propaganda. U.S. Neutrality. British navy blockaded Germany & laid mines in the N. Sea - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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World War I: U.S. Goes to War
1914-1920
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U.S. Neutrality Pres. Wilson= policy of neutrality Immigrants from the Central Powers sympathized Most backed the Allies
Heritage & Propaganda
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U.S. Neutrality British navy blockaded Germany & laid mines in the
N. Sea 1915, German responded= war zone around Britain
Any ship= subject to attack
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U.S. Neutrality 5/7/1915, U-boat torpedoed the Lusitania, 128
Americans dead “savages drunk with blood” Germany’s defense
Announced it was a war zone Carrying arms for Britain
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Road To War 3/1916, French passenger ship attacked
Wilson threatened diplomatic ties Germany responded: Sussex Pledge
Promised not to sink liners
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Road to War Accused Wilson= weak, others abandoning
neutrality Military “preparedness” program
Nat’l Defense Act increased # of soldiers in the army $313 million in naval build up
Still trying to mediate= unsuccessful
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Road To War 2/1917, Germany resumed U-boat warfare
To defeat Allies before U.S. joined Wilson broke diplomatic ties & armed U.S. ships Germans sank 5
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Road to War 3/1/1917, Zimmerman Note- intercepted cable
Proposed Mexico alliance w/ Germany Help MX reconquer NM, TX, & AZ
4/6/1917, Congress declared war
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Quick ReviewWhat was the major issue for the U.S. during
it’s policy of neutrality?
What caused Wilson to break off diplomatic relations w/ Germany?
What was the cable known as the Zimmerman Note?
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Activity: Graphic Organizer: U.S. Entry into WWI
The dates: March 1916, February 1917, March 1917, April 1917
Events Significance
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Activity: Decoding the Zimmerman Note
Look at the coded note and the decoded version By good intelligence the U.S. was able to intercept
this message With a partner, create your own code and write a
short message using your code. Partners will switch messages and try to decode
each other’s notes.