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Georgia’s Geography Review #1

Welcome to class, and happy Wednesday people!  Please take out your HW from yesterday – GA’s Geography Review #1 Handout. Georgia’s Geography Review #1. KEY – . American Neutrality. · Officially, the U.S. was a neutral country.

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Georgia’s Geography Review #1

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  1. Welcome to class, and happy Wednesday people!Please take out your HW from yesterday – GA’s Geography Review #1 Handout

  2. Georgia’s Geography Review #1 KEY –

  3. American Neutrality · Officially, the U.S. was a neutral country. · However, we traded food, weapons, oil, steel, and other goods far more with the Allied Powers than with the Central Powers.

  4. · Both the Allied Powers and Central powers used propaganda in order to support their cause by making their enemies seem savage.

  5. Freedom of the Seas · The U.S., as a neutral nation, claimed the right to trade with either side in the war. · However, Britain and Germany set up blockades around the British and German coasts.

  6. · German submarines, called U-boats, torpedoed enemy ships and neutral ships trading with the enemy.

  7. A German U-boat Torpedoes a Steamer, circa 1916

  8. · In 1915, a German submarine torpedoed the Lusitania, a British passenger ship, killing approximately 1,200 people, including 128 Americans.

  9. · Americans were infuriated with the destruction of the Lusitania.

  10. Moving Toward War Zimmermann telegram: – secret message from Germany to Mexico urging Mexico to attack the U.S. if the U.S. declared war on Germany – Germany promised to help Mexico regain land it lost to the U.S. in the Mexican War. * The U.S. declared war on the Central Powers in April 1917.

  11. Mexico was offered material aid in the reclamation of territory lost during the Mexican-American War, specifically the American states of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.

  12. (above) Zimmermann Telegram as Received by the German Ambassador to Mexico, 01/19/1917 (right) decoded words

  13. Zimmermann Telegram: Decoded Message

  14. Now this is what you call a World War! Allied – Green - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_I Central – Orange - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Powers Review of all: http://www.the-map-as-history.com/demos/tome06/

  15. GA’s Role in WWI • Between 85,000 to 100,000 Georgians joined the US armed forces. • Many soldiers around the SE came to GA for training at one of our many training facilities: 1.) Camp Benning, 2.) Fort McPherson, 3.) and Camp Gordon. • GA also housed German prisoners of war at Fort Oglethorpe. • Georgians on the home-front created uniforms, grew additional food (“liberty gardens”), sold war bonds, and worked for the Red Cross. • GA railroads played a key role in transporting arms, ammunition, and soldiers to GA ports for sail to Europe. • Over 3,000 Georgians gave their lives to this war. • 100,000+ American servicemen died in total.

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