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1914-1918 WWI and the U.S. involvement

Discover interesting facts about World War I and explore the causes and impact of U.S. involvement in the war.

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1914-1918 WWI and the U.S. involvement

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  1. 1914-1918WWI and the U.S. involvement

  2. Interesting Facts WWI Titanic Sinks 1912 Poison used for the first time in war (mustard gas) Sports changed woman’s fashion to become more lose fitting First air conditioner Ford motor company established the moving assembly line Zipper is now established and used Telephone Traffic light Refrigerator What was America like before WWI?

  3. Two Sides

  4. Allied Powers France Russia Great Britain Italy

  5. Central Powers Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria

  6. Causesof theWar

  7. Causes long/short term Acronym M.A.N.I.A to help remember the 5 major causes of WWI Militarism- the belief of a nation or its people to build and maintain a strong military Alliance-The two major alliances that developed prior to WWI were the Triple Entente (Allies) and the Triple Alliance (Central Powers) Nationalism-Extreme pride in one’s nations or state. Often seen by the use of flags, national anthems, and other signature items (Germany) Imperialism-Domination by one country over another in terms of the political, economic, or cultural life of the dominated country or region. Assassination-The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was a short-term cause of the war

  8. The“Spark”for European countries

  9. Archduke Franz Ferdinand & His Family

  10. U.S Neutral

  11. US Neutrality • 1914-1917 • Public Opinion favored the Allies • Opposition to the War • Sympathies to Germany • Pacifist Movements • Tension grew between US and Germany

  12. U.S Moving toward war

  13. Election of 1916 • Wilson running for reelection • “He Kept Us Out of the War” • Lusitania • Sussex Pledge

  14. Reasons for Involvement • Business Interests • Selling more to the Allies • Loss in war = no repayment of debts • Allied Propaganda • Germans are EVIL

  15. Reasons (2) • Wilson’s Idealism • Make the World “safe for democracy” • Peace Without Victory • Democracy vs. Dictatorship • Russian Revolution (March 1917)

  16. Reasons (3) • Unrestricted Submarine Warfare • German Practice • Sinking ANY ships headed to Britain and France • Resume in January 1917

  17. Reasons (4) • Zimmerman Telegram • Proposed to Mexico • Declare war on US • Germany will help • Reclaim TX and the Southwest

  18. The Sinking of the Lusitania

  19. The Zimmerman Telegram

  20. Declaration of War • April 1917 • Selective Service Act • Draft • Progressive

  21. U.S in the War

  22. Federal mobilization Agencies

  23. Food Administration • Herbert Hoover • Feed the Allies • Avoid Rationing at home • “Voluntary” conservation • Victory Gardens • Wheatless Wednesdays, Meatless Tuesdays • Increased farm production • Created things called “Victory gardens”

  24. War Industries Board • Production of war materials • Bernard M. Baruch • Assigned raw materials • Fixed prices

  25. War Labor Board • Prevent Strikes • Negotiate between Labor and Business • Average wage up $1 - 1917-18 • Great Migration • African Americans move North • Available Industrial jobs • Women find more employment • Union Membership increases

  26. Sedition Act of 1918 • Outlawed speaking against the government or armed forces • Schenck v. US • Government CAN limit free speech • “Clear and Present Danger” Rule • “You can’t yell FIRE in a crowded theater”

  27. Womenand theWarEffort

  28. Financing the War

  29. For Recruitment

  30. Munitions Workers

  31. German Women Factory Workers

  32. A Woman Ambulance Driver

  33. Red Cross Nurses

  34. The Frontline

  35. A Multi-Front War

  36. The Western Front

  37. Trench Warfare

  38. Trench Warfare “No Man’s Land”

  39. War IsHELL !!

  40. Sacrifices in War

  41. Krupp’s “Big Bertha” Gun

  42. Americans in the Trenches

  43. The War of theIndustrial Revolution:NewTechnology

  44. French Renault Tank

  45. British Tank at Ypres

  46. U-Boats

  47. Allied Ships Sunk by U-Boats

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