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World War I and its Impact on American Society

Explore the events and consequences of World War I, including public opinion, propaganda, opposition to war, and the sinking of the Lusitania. Learn about the American conflict with Germany, the Zimmerman Note, and the role of women, Mexicans, and African Americans during the war. Discover the effects of the war on American society, including race riots, the Fourteen Points, and the Treaty of Versailles.

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World War I and its Impact on American Society

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  1. World War I

  2. Public Opinion

  3. Propaganda

  4. Opposition to War

  5. Sinking of the Lusitania May 1915

  6. American Conflict with Germany

  7. The Arabic and Sussex Pledges

  8. “He Kept Us Out of War”

  9. Election of 1916

  10. “Peace without Victory”

  11. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

  12. Jan 1917 Zimmerman Note - Promised…

  13. "On the first of February we intend to begin submarine warfare unrestricted. In spite of this, it is our intention to endeavor to keep neutral the United States of America. If this attempt is not successful, we propose an alliance on the following basis with Mexico: That we shall make war together and together make peace. We shall give general financial support, and it is understood that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona. The details are left to you for settlement...."

  14. March Revolution… October Revolution… Russian Revolution - 1917

  15. “The world must be made safe for Democracy” • April 6, 1917

  16. Bernard Baruch Herbert Hoover Mobilization - Industry and Labor

  17. Victory Gardens

  18. Mobilization - Financial

  19. Mobilization – Public Opinion • George Creel – Committee on Public Information

  20. Espionage and Sedition Acts

  21. 1919 Oliver Wendell Holmes “clear and present danger” Schenck v. United States

  22. Selective Service Act (1917)

  23. African Americans

  24. American Expeditionary Force • General John J. “BlackJack” Pershing

  25. Alvin C. York • Pall Mall, TN • Most celebrated hero of the war

  26. “Doughboys” • “Yanks” • “OVER THERE”

  27. Hindenburg Line

  28. Chateau-Thierry

  29. Belleau Wood

  30. American 30th Infantry DivisionBreaching the Hindenburg Line

  31. November 11, 1918 – 11 am

  32. Women… Mexicans & African Americans … Effects on American Society

  33. Race Riots

  34. The Fourteen Points

  35. Treaty of Versailles

  36. “Big Four”

  37. Midterm Elections • Henry Cabot Lodge

  38. The Senate Rejects the Treaty

  39. Demobilization

  40. Spanish Influenza

  41. Red Scare

  42. Labor Unrest • U.S. Steel

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