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World War I- Beginnings

World War I- Beginnings. 10 million killed / wounded What makes a World War? Fighting- Europe (1914-1918) U. S. enters in 1917 Sides - Central Powers- Allies-. Europe 1914. Reasons for War-Long term. Nationalism- Imperialism- Militarism- Alliances- No International Organization-.

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World War I- Beginnings

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  1. World War I- Beginnings

  2. 10 million killed / wounded • What makes a World War? • Fighting- Europe (1914-1918) • U. S. enters in 1917 • Sides- • Central Powers- • Allies-

  3. Europe 1914

  4. Reasons for War-Long term • Nationalism- • Imperialism- • Militarism- • Alliances- • No International Organization-

  5. Short Term Cause-Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand • Fierce fighting before U. S. enters war-2 Years • New Weapons / Old Tactics • Trench Warfare • Why U.S. enters war? Handout

  6. Trench Foot

  7. World War I at Home

  8. A. War Production- War Industries Board • B. Rationing / Total War • C. African Americans / Women • Workforce • *Great Migration (Video Segment)

  9. Kept away from fighting • Women’s Suffrage- 19th • D. Propaganda / Censorship / Dissent • Espionage Act / Sedition Act • Eugene Debs- Labor leader, - jailed for words against war (Video Segment)

  10. End of WWI / Wilson’s Ideas • November 11, 1918- armistice • How does the World make a lasting peace? • Fourteen Points- Wilson’s plan for post WWI peace in Europe. • League of Nations- Wilson’s plan for an organization of nations to ensure world peace.

  11. The Treaty of Versailles and Wilson’s Plan • Versailles Treaty- Peace treaty signed with Central Powers to end WWI. • Woodrow Wilson- one of writers- but only one of his ideas is put in- League of Nations (ignored by other leaders). • Response to Treaty of Versailles in the U.S.-did not like it- afraid of being tied to other nations • Congress refused to sign it- U. S. makes a separate treaty with the Central Powers (Congress was mad at Wilson for not consulting them).

  12. U. S. did not join the League of Nations either- makes League very weak • Overall- Wilson’s ideas are ignored by his own country

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