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America Joins the Allies

America Joins the Allies. The Sinking of the Lusitania. America being “pushed” into War. After the Lusitania, Germany had agreed to prevent unrestricted war on the seas Broke promise and upset President Wilson, 1917 Wilson being forced to revise American neutrality

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America Joins the Allies

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  1. AmericaJoinstheAllies

  2. The Sinking of the Lusitania

  3. America being “pushed” into War • After the Lusitania, Germany had agreed to prevent unrestricted war on the seas • Broke promise and upset President Wilson, 1917 • Wilson being forced to revise American neutrality • People of America had cultural ties to the war, and wanted to get involved

  4. Zimmerman Note • 1917, intercepted message lead to American involvement in WWI • From German foreign minister, Zimmerman to German ambassador in Mexico • Message promised German aid to help Mexico take back lost territory in Americans if Mexico lends a helping hand in WWI against Allies • British intercepted it and showed it to American government officials. • Provoked anti- German feeling in America

  5. The Zimmerman Telegram

  6. 1917, Russia • Overall morale on both sides falling apart • Trenches and massive casualties disillusion troops • Troops on all sides mutinied, abandoned, or switched alliances • Russian troops distracted by fighting at home • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, 1918: Russia was out of the war • Germany excited to focus in Western Front, but…

  7. The YanksAre Coming!

  8. Over There!!! • Yanks go to Europe, 1918 • Change the war • Fresh troops • Increased morale • “And we won’t come back till it’s over over, over there.”

  9. Americans in the Trenches “Over There”

  10. 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 The Armistice is Signed!

  11. Turkish Genocide Against Armenians A Portent of Future Horrors to Come!

  12. Turkish Genocide Against Armenians

  13. World War I Casualties

  14. 9,000,000Dead

  15. The Somme American Cemetary, France 116,516 Americans Died

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