US Enters WWI

US enters WWI

1. The United States Enters WWI

2. What event is
this poster
based on?
Is this an
effective
propaganda
poster? Why?
Do Now

3. By 1917 the conflict we call The First World War had been raging for over
two years, drawing in troops from Europe, Africa, Asia, North America and
Australia, although the main battles were in Europe.
Breaking the Stalemate!

4. In 1917, the focus of the war shifted to the high seas. That year, the
Germans intensified the submarine warfare that had raged in the Atlantic
Ocean. Germany decided that a naval blockade of Great Britain would cause
severe food shortages and give them an advantage. In January 1917, the
Germans announced that their submarines would sink without warning any
ship in the waters around Britain. This policy was called
___________________________.Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

5. The Sinking of the
Lusitania
One result of this German policy was that a British
passenger ship, the Lusitania, was sunk by a German
submarine on May 7, 1915, with a loss of more than 1,100
passengers and crew, including 124 Americans.

6. How do you think U.S. citizens felt about this?
What should be done?

7. Besides being culturally similar, England and France were
our trade partners. From 1914 to 1916 trade with the
Allies grew from 825 million dollars to 3.2 billion dollars.
American increasingly saw
Germany as the enemy.
Germany was a dictatorship
fighting against the great
democracies of the world and
America as a democratic
nation felt an obligation to
support them.
How is this poster an
example of Propaganda?

8. Sussex Pledge
The Sussex Pledge was a promise given by
the German Government to the United
States of America on May 4th 1916 in
response to US demands relating to the
conduct of the First World War.

9. Germany promised to alter their naval and submarine policy of unrestricted submarine
warfare and stop the indiscriminate sinking of non-military ships. Instead, Merchant Ships
would be searched and sunk only if they contained contraband, and then only after safe
passage had been provided for the crew and passengers.

10. 1.Why is John Bull's
claim supposed to be
unconvincing?
2.What is the purpose
of the Political
Cartoon?


JOHN BULL USES THE
AMERICAN FLAG FOR
PROTECTION
("CAWNT YOU SEE I'M A
BLOOMING YANKEE!!")
March 1915

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Litovsk with Germany. This gives the Germans territories in
western Russia in exchange for peace.

12. The 'Zimmerman Telegram' – often
called the Zimmerman Note - was
a memo sent from the German
Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmerman
to the German Ambassador to
Mexico through a supposedly
secure channel devoted to peace
negotiations. It informed the
ambassador that Germany would be
resuming its policy of Unrestricted
Submarine Warfare (USW) and
proposed an alliance. If Mexico
would join in a war against the
US, they would be rewarded with
financial support and re-conquered
land in New Mexico, Texas, and
Arizona.
The Zimmerman
Note
Why do you think this was such a threat to
the U.S.

14. Create a
title for
this
Political
Cartoon

15. Kaiser Wilhelm II announced that Germany was
going to continue unrestricted submarine
warfare and violate the Sussex Pledge.
Should the United States enter this war? Why?

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Wilson stated, "it is a fearful thing to lead this great
peaceful people into war... But the right is more
precious then peace and we shall fight for the things
which we have always carried in our hearts."

17. FRANCE
St. Mihiel
Argonne Forest
PARIS
The American Presence

18. Battle of the Argonne Forest

19. Last Night of the War, 10-11 Nov 1918

20. An Armistice is Declared
Germany put their all into an attack on March 21
st
1918. For several months the offensive pushed
the Allies back, but in July the Germans were stopped at the Second Battle of the Marne. The
Allied counter-offensive began in August and in what became known as the Last Hundred Days,
they pushed the Germans back. Germany sought an armistice which came into effect at 11 a.m.
on November 11, 1918.

21. World War I Ends
On January 18, 1919 representatives of 32 nations attended a conference at
the Palace of Versailles outside Paris, France to establish terms of peace.
This was called the _________________________________Paris Peace Conference
The four personalties who dominated the conference were
known as the ______________________Big Four

22. There were heated debates
among these nations as they all
wanted different things.
Woodrow Wilson wanted
lasting peace and wanted the
________________ to be the
basis for peace. This was a list
of terms for resolving this and
all future wars. It called for
the end of secret treaties,
freedom of the seas, free trade
and the large scale reduction
of arms.
What did Wilson believe
to be the answer to the
world’s problems? Would
it work?
Wilson’s Idealism
Fourteen Points

23. Wilson also felt that self-
determination was
important.
The right of a people to
determine how their own
nation should be governed.

24. The Goals of France
1.According to this cartoon,
what was Clemenceau’s
main concern? Why?
2.Why do you think
Clemenceau was nicknamed
“The Tiger?”
The British and French were
more interested in demanding
harsh treatment for the
Germans. The French leader
had bore the nickname “The
Tiger” for his fierce war policy.
His goal was to weaken Germany
so that it could never threaten
France again.

25. The Treaty of Versailles
Lasting-PeacePeace-Revenge
War-Guilt clause, Germany pays reparations, Arms limitation,
Germany lost territory, Alsace-Lorraine to France, Poland is
created, Creation of the League of Nations, Germany forbidden to
join League, France controls Rhineland, Polish corridor established,
no secret alliances
Arms Limitation
Creation of the
League of Nations
Polish Corridor established
France controls Rhineland
Poland is created
War-Guilt clause- Blame
Germany pays Reparations
Germany lost Territory
Germany forbidden to join League
No secret alliances
Alsace-Lorraine to France

27. New Map of
Europe!
1.Which major empires
lost the most land?
Why?
2.What problems could
occur due to the
structure of the
European landscape?

28. Costs of War New Nations Treaty of
Versailles
•Millions of lives lost
•$338 Billion spent
•Land, towns, cities
were destroyed
•Led to worldwide
depression
•Germany, Austria-
Hungary, Ottoman
Empire, Russia were
broken up
•Poland, Yugoslavia,
Czechoslovakia, Finland
•Baltic states – Lithuania,
Estonia, Latvia
•Turkey, Saudi Arabia,
Iraq, Iran, Palestine,
Syria, Egypt, Trans
Jordan
•Europe continues
imperialism, rejects self-
determination for
colonies
•Germany accepts war
guilt
•Germany pays
reparations
•Germany loses colonies
•Germany limits size of
military
•League of nations is
created but U.S. and
U.S.S.R. are not
members
Results of WWI

29. EUROPE: 1919