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America and WWI. Review of European History. M.A.I.N. M ilitarism= the development of armed forces & their use as a tool of diplomacy A lliance System= countries form alliances with one another - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: America and WWI

America

and WWI

Page 2: America and WWI

Review of

European History

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M.A.I.NMilitarism= the development of armed forces & their use as a tool of diplomacy

Alliance System= countries form alliances with one another

to help provide international security

Imperialism= building of empires by extending their economic & political control over various peoples around the world

Nationalism= the devotion to the interests & culture of one’s nation

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Two Armed Camps!Allied Powers: Central Powers:

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The Major Players: 1914-17

Nicholas II [Rus]

George V [Br]

Pres. Poincare [Fr]

Allied Powers:

Franz Josef [A-H]

Wilhelm II [Ger]

Victor Emmanuel II [It]

Central Powers:

Enver Pasha[Turkey]

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The Balkans

The“Powder

Keg”of Europe

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand & His Family

Heir to the Austrian throne

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The Assassination: SarajevoJune 1914 shot and killed while visiting Bosnian capital Sarajevo

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Who’s To Blame?

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The Schlieffen Plan- Germany invades Belgium Aug. 3, 1914

- Invade Belgium, then onto Paris, France, then Russia

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Mobilization

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Home by Christmas!

No major war in 50 years!

Nationalism!

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A Multi-Front War

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Trench Warfare

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Trench Warfare

“No Man’s Land”

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U.S. had to shift the economy from a peacetime to wartime production– War Industries Board (WIB) determined what

products industries would make, where those products went, and how much they would cost

– Food would also be conserved

The Economy:

The American War Effort:

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Committee on Public Information (CPI) educated the public about the causes and nature of the war, the CPI had to convince Americans that the war effort was a just cause

• Most important tool Propaganda to make Germans look bad

Public Opinion:

The American War Effort:

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The Government Cracks Down on Dissent– The work of the CPI created a mood in America

that did not welcome open debate– Espionage Act allowed the federal gov’t to ban

treasonable or seditious newspapers, magazines, or printed materials from the mail• Violators would suffer severe penalties of a $10,000

fine and 20 years of imprisonment – Sedition Act violated freedom of speech

• Led to the arrest of Eugene V. Debs and in the Supreme court case Schenck vs. U.S., the government upheld the Sedition act

– When the need for public order is so pressing First Amendment protections of speech do not apply

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Sent to Europe is the: American Expeditionary Force (Doughboys)

Commander of U.S. war effort in Europe was:

General John J. Pershing

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Changes in American Society

Result of WWI: New opportunities for women, African Americans, and Mexican Americans

Women:– Many women moved into the workforce for first time

• munitions factories, on the railroads, as telegraph operators – Proved that they could succeed in any type of job,

regardless of difficulty or risk

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Wilson’s Fourteen Points

Fourteen Points: Speech made by Wilson on Jan. 8, 1918 for his vision of a peace treaty– Called for a “Peace without

Victory”– Wilson proposed a peace inspired

by noble ideals, not greed and vengeance

– Encouraged independence and freedom