“the great war” boys and girls! war savings stamps poster by james montgomery flagg 1917-18
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“The Great War”
Boys and Girls! War Savings Stamps Poster by James Montgomery Flagg 1917-18
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What is isolationism?
What led the US to adopt this policy? (think back in history)
What might a policy such as this do to a nation?
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The First World War:
•War involving nearly all the nations of the world
•1914-1918
What?
When?
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The First World War:
Causes?
Long term -
1. Alliance system
2. Imperialist Competition
3. Stockpiling of Weapons
Short term - Assassination of Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his Wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg one hour before their deaths, June 28, 1914
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The First World War:
Who?
GermanyAustria-HungaryOttoman EmpireBulgaria
RussiaFranceGreat BritainItalyJapanUnited States (1917)
Central Powers: Allies:
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The First World War:
Where?
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Why did it take so long for America to get involved in the war?•America was isolationist
•“Why should I get involved in someone else’s problems”
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Thinking Slide:
•Is isolationism really an option for a country as powerful as the United States?
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Which side should the US pick?
•11 million German-Americans •Irish-Americans hated Great Britain
•Close cultural ties •Shared transatlantic cables (so censored stories)•Big business loaned much $ to allies
Central Powers: Allies:
Nations 1914 1915 1916 Britain $594,271,863 $911,794,954 $1,526,685,102 France $159,818,924 $364,397,170 $628,851,988 Germany $344,794,276 $28,863,354 $288,899
US Exports to both sides:
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What did it take to get the US involved?
1. Blockades •Britain blockaded all German ships going to America
•Germany announced a submarine war around BritainY-53 German Submarine 1916
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What did it take to get the US involved?
1. Blockades
•In May, 1915 Germany told Americans to stay off of British ships
•They could/would sink them
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What did it take to get the US involved?
1. Blockades
•Lusitania torpedoed, sinking with 1200 passengers and crew (including 128 Americans)•Was eventually found to be carrying 4200 cases of ammunitionGerman Propaganda Justifying Lusitania
sinking
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What did it take to get the US involved?
1. Blockades
•The US sharply criticized Germany for their action
•Germany agreed not to sink passenger ships without warning in the futureNote in Bottle After Lusitania Disaster
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What did it take to get the US involved?
2. Unlimited Submarine Warfare
•1917 Germany announced “unlimited submarine warfare” in the war zone
Why? Otherwise their blockade would not be successful
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What did it take to get the US involved?
3. Zimmerman Note
•US intercepted a note from Germany to Mexico
•It promised Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona back in return for an alliance
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What did it take to get the US involved?
•Zimmerman Note + the sinking of 4 unarmed American ships led to a declaration of war
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Thinking Slide:
•Should we tell the story of WWI with Germany as the “bad guy”? Explain.
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How was the war looking for the allies?
•Russia left the war after its communist revolution in 1917
•Made it a one front war for Germany - all its troops could concentrate on France
Not Good...
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Convincing the American PeoplePosters - Gee!!
•How do you think this poster helped to convince the American people that the war was a good idea?
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Convincing the American People
1. War to End All Wars
Idealism: 2 Goals For War:
2. Making the World Safe for Democracy
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Convincing the American People
Idealism: Fourteen Points
What? President Wilson’s Plan for after the war •Fourteen promises, including freedom of the seas & a League of Nations to work for peace
President Woodrow Wilson
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What did the US do to help?
•US provided the food, money, and fresh troops needed to win the war
American Troops March Through London
Supplies:
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How did the War Affect the US?
Women
•Women filled factory jobs
•May have led to the 19th Amendment after the war (Gave women the right to vote)
•Black soldiers still served in Segregated Units
African Americans
•“Great Migration” - thousands of African Americans moved North to work in factories
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Effects of the Great War1) Germany had to pay Reparations
2) 20 million died
3) The Armenian Genocide 1-1.5 million dead
4) World War II
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What does SC get from WWI?
New military bases-Camp Jackson, Sevier, and Wadsworth
Farmers-$ from high cotton demand
Slight economic boost
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Liberty
Bonds
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