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World War I: Causes, US Response, and Legacy

Explore key questions about WWI, US involvement, Wilson's goals, and the lasting impact on global affairs into the 21st century. Discover how the war reshaped international relations and the emergence of the US as a world power.

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World War I: Causes, US Response, and Legacy

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  1. World War I – 1914 -1918

  2. Four Major Questions: Whydid war break out in Europe in August 1914? Howdid the United States respond to the European War? Whydid the United States support the Allies (Great Britain and France)? Whatdid Woodrow Wilson hope to achieve during and after the war?

  3. So What? U.S. emerges as a world power. U.S. introduces an “American style” of foreign policy that remains with us today (for good or ill). World War I unleashes forces that continue to cause bloody conflicts in the 21st Century.

  4. Why did the war break out in Europe in August 1914?

  5. “The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our life-time.”

  6. How did the U.S. respond to the European war?

  7. “Wilsonian” Foreign Policy Progressives set out to “reform” the world.

  8. “Like a troubled man angered by his own uncertainty, the country aggressively demanded international conformity to democratic goals it now believed might be slipping out of domestic reach.” -Robert Dallek

  9. “Old World” Tyrannyvs “New World” Democracy

  10. Neutrality:Idealism or Naivete?

  11. Why can’t we trade with everyone?

  12. Is trade with the British and French a good thing?

  13. How do the Germans Respond?

  14. “Sussex Pledge”

  15. 1916 Presidential Election

  16. “He kept us out of war!”

  17. After staying out so long, why are we getting in?

  18. Zimmermann Telegram

  19. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

  20. American Expeditionary Force“Doughboys”

  21. Whatdid Woodrow Wilson hope to achieve during and after the war?

  22. Treaty of Versailles

  23. Lives Lost:Russians – 3.3 millionGermans – 2.6 millionFrench – 1.9 millionAustro-Hungarians – 1.5 millionBritish 1.2 millionUSA – 117,000

  24. The Fourteen Points1-8Recommendations for New Boundaries in Europe

  25. The Fourteen Points9-13Open DiplomacyFreedom of NavigationRemoval of Trade BarriersArms ReductionsSelf-Determination for Nations and Colonies

  26. The Fourteenth PointA League of Nations

  27. What’s Wrong With The 14 points?

  28. "God gave us the ten commandments and we broke them. Now Mr. Wilson has given us the Fourteen Points. We shall see." --Georges Clemenceau

  29. “There are twenty million Germans too many!”

  30. Reparations?War Guilt?

  31. Legacies of World War I- Disillusionment with Progressivism and crusading idealism - Treaty of Versailles sets up economic instability

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