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The USA in the GREAT WAR

Lecture series #1. The USA in the GREAT WAR. 1917-1918. Sntlioiosami Isolationism Nsoilw Wilson Drnanefid Ferdinand Lnciaale alliance. Rebias Serbia Cklab dnha Black hand Wdrpkgeoe Powderkeg Mars acre Arms race. Key word jumble. Four main causes Nationalism Imperialism.

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The USA in the GREAT WAR

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  1. Lecture series #1 The USA in the GREAT WAR 1917-1918

  2. Sntlioiosami Isolationism Nsoilw Wilson Drnanefid Ferdinand Lnciaale alliance Rebias Serbia Cklab dnha Black hand Wdrpkgeoe Powderkeg Mars acre Arms race Key word jumble

  3. Four main causes Nationalism Imperialism Militarism Alliance system Background

  4. Assassination Franz Ferdinand Gavrilo Princip Franz ferdinand The spark

  5. Serbia Russia Austria-hungary Germany Great Britain Triple Entente _________ _________ _________ Triple Alliance _________ _________ _________ Alliances

  6. Von Schlieffen Plan Trench Warfare The war

  7. Ypres Vimy ridge Somme The battles

  8. Uboats Airplanes Weapons of War

  9. Isolationism Lusitania Sussex pledge Trade with Central powers? Allied powers? USA attitude to war

  10. lusitania Main reasons – usa joined

  11. Zimmerman telegram Main reasons – usa joined

  12. Last reason • Germany gave up its promise to stop attacking merchant ships that were going to any enemy port.

  13. Senate 82 to 6 in favour of war House of representatives 273 to 50 in favour Vote in USA congress

  14. Forcing young men to enter the war . Selective service act – all men between 21 and 30 – must sign up 10,000,000 2,000,000 of these men actually saw combat in europe Usa’s fresh troops were no match for the tired and malnourished german troops July 4th, 1917 the us troops arrived in europe The draft

  15. 11th hour 11th day 11th month 1918 The end

  16. Cost of the war 44,000,000 per day 33,000,000,000 total 10,000,000,000 as loans Methods of raising $ Taxes Victory bonds/loans/stamps homefront

  17. Wilson 14 points Woodrow wilson’s 14 points

  18. versailles Success or failure? Failure Their harsh punishment of germany led to the collapse of the german economy and then desperation of the german people to allow adolf hitler to lead them out of it Paris Peace Talks

  19. Wilson’s legacy? Failure – the league of nations never worked because the us senate and house of representatives never agreed to join it League of nations

  20. Did it pass? no Peace treaties with central powers? The usa made their own treaty with the defeated central powers Congress’ vote on L of N

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