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From Neutrality to War

From Neutrality to War. The sinking of the Lusitania. From Neutrality to War. The Roots of War Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism. U.S. position: Neutrality Isolationism? Non-Involvement with European nations. WWI Begins. The Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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From Neutrality to War

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  1. From Neutrality to War The sinking of the Lusitania

  2. From Neutrality to War • The Roots of War • Militarism • Alliances • Imperialism • Nationalism

  3. U.S. position: Neutrality • Isolationism? • Non-Involvement with European nations

  4. WWI Begins • The Assassination of the Archduke • Franz Ferdinand • Serbian Nationalism • The United States Declares Neutrality • Wilson’s plea to Americans • Cultural Heritage and Loyalty

  5. Quick Victory Eludes the Warring Nations • Allies: Triple Entente • Central Powers • The Horror of Trench Warfare • Western Front • Poor conditions • The United States Maintains Neutrality • Involvement despite neutrality • American private support

  6. Germany Violates International Law • It was illegal to target ships that were for commercial use, especially those carrying passengers • Germany claimed that merchant ships and carrier lines were smuggling war materials into Great Britain • Began targeting merchant ships off of the coast of England regularly using U-Boats

  7. Lusitania Sets Sail • Left New York on May 1, 1915 • Carried 1,959 passengers • 1,198 died when the ship sank off of the coast of Ireland

  8. Pushed U.S. into WWI • People demanded a response to the ship’s sinking • The U.S. started a massive propaganda campaign to build the support of the nation

  9. The Zimmerman Telegram • The tipping point for the U.S. was a telegram intercepted between a German official named Arthur Zimmerman and the German ambassador in Mexico • Decode the message with your group!

  10. Zimmerman Telegram • Once the information of the Zimmerman telegram was leaked to the press, the furious American public demanded war with Germany • Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare

  11. Germany’s mistakes • Germany did not believe that the U.S. could mobilize an army and get it to Europe in time to prevent the Allied powers from collapsing • They continued to target U.S. merchant ships that were transporting materials to Britain • This only solidified the U.S. resolved to defeat the Germans

  12. Declaration of War • U.S. did not enter the war until April 6, 1917 • War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919

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