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US in World War I: Impact on Society & Politics

Explore how US entry into WWI shaped society & politics, from sympathy for allies to domestic reforms. Learn about the impact on African Americans, women's suffrage, and the rise of the US as a world power.

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US in World War I: Impact on Society & Politics

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  1. World War I • Why US in WWI: German submarine warfare; sympathy for England and allies; US industrial growth and trade with Europe; Wilson • Major events: Neutrality stand; aid to allies ($2b vs. $27m); 1916 election; U-Boat; attacks on Am. ships in 1917 • Wilson won 1916: Stay out of war

  2. Significance of WWI • US entry turned the tide against Germany and made US a world superpower • At home: wartime propaganda pushed conformity and postwar Red Scare • Impact on Progressivism: war shadowed reforms but women won the votes for their contributions

  3. What Happened to African Americans? • The Great Migration: Left South for Northern war factories • Racial tensions rising in northern cities • Progressivism’s failure to improve African American civil rights; segregation of Wash. DC • Veterans became leaders for civil rights

  4. What Happened to Women? • Wartime jobs and service in military if only briefly • Many opposed war but others supported it, helping to win Wilson’s support for suffrage • 19th amendment ratified in 1920

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