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America and the Great War:

America and the Great War:. From Neutrality to Conflict. The war begins in Europe. July, 1914 President Wilson ’ s message to the American people: http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/usneutrality.htm Most popular song: http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/4942/. The difficulty of neutrality.

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America and the Great War:

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  1. America and the Great War: From Neutrality to Conflict

  2. The war begins in Europe • July, 1914 • President Wilson’s message to the American people: • http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/usneutrality.htm • Most popular song: • http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/4942/

  3. The difficulty of neutrality

  4. Wilson the idealist: his vision for the world • Democracy, civil rights, capitalism, and free trade for all • Is Wilson really being neutral?

  5. Trouble on the high seas • 1914 and 1915: • February, 1915:

  6. The Lusitania • May 7, 1915:

  7. Election of 1916 • Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) reelected • “We didn’t go to war!” • Charles Evans Hughes-Republican

  8. The final steps • Jan 31, 1917: • Feb 24, 1917: British spies inform Wilson of the “Zimmermann Telegram:”

  9. Zimmermann Telegram

  10. Declaration of War on Germany • April 2, 1917: Wilson’s war message • The world must be “made safe for democracy” • “A war to end all wars.” • http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/4943/

  11. Getting ready for war • Selective Service Act of 1917: • War Industries Board (1917): • Fuel Administration: • Food Administration: • 5,000 other government boards regulated American life during the war

  12. Wartime propaganda • Propaganda: one-sided, persuasive communication designed to influence the opinions and behavior of people.

  13. Goals of propaganda • Inspire unity among Americans (the U.S. was 1/3 immigrant at the time) • Crush opposition to the war • Vilify the enemy • Inspire people to enlist in the military • Contribute to the war effort at home in other ways

  14. On the following slide, cut and paste your four favorite WWI propaganda images. • Use these sites: • http://www.firstworldwar.com/posters/usa.htm • http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/amposter.htm • http://web.uccs.edu/history/student%20presentations/heidi/world_war_one.htm • http://www.archives.state.al.us/teacher/ww1/lesson5/ (scroll to the bottom)

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