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HOMEWORK !!!!!

HOMEWORK !!!!!. Total War. Countries devoted all resources to the war Propaganda utilized Government took over economy All civilians put to work Rationing – people only allowed to buy small amounts. Labor:.

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HOMEWORK !!!!!

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  1. HOMEWORK!!!!!

  2. Total War • Countries devoted all resources to the war • Propaganda utilized • Government took over economy • All civilians put to work • Rationing – people only allowed to buy small amounts

  3. Labor: · The War Industries Board told factories what to produce and the War Labor Board settled labor disputes.

  4. Organizing the War Effort Food:·Americans learned to conserve food for the soldiers. • Examples: • “wheatlessMondays” • “meatless Tuesdays”

  5. · Women took over the jobs of men fighting in the war. Woman In a Factory During World War I

  6. Public Support: · The government raised over $21 billion through the sale of Liberty Bonds.

  7. Patriotism • People encouraged to ‘do your bit for your country’ • Pals brigades (including football teams, old school friends) • Promised to be over by Christmas • By December 1914, 1 million men had enlisted What is the artist of who made this poster trying to say?

  8. Propaganda • Govt. afraid honest reporting would turn people against the war • Women told to encourage sons, husbands & boyfriends to enlist

  9. Conscription • Casualties increased • News returned to Britain of horrors of trenches • Conscription introduced for all men between ages of 18 and 41 • Conscientious objectors (conshies) given white feathers • By 1918 2.5 million extra men had been enlisted Why did millions of men feel ‘obliged’ to fight in the War?

  10. Winning the War Ch. 13-4

  11. Allies Win!!! • After Russia withdraws, Germany ready for victory • But arrival of US revitalizes Allied troops • Ottomans surrender in Oct. 1918 • Revolution sweeps Austria-Hungary • Germans mutiny against kaiser who abdicates • Armistice signed on Nov. 11, 1918 at 11 a.m.

  12. Veteran’s Day • 1919, Pres. Wilson named Nov. 11 “Armistice Day” "To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of thosewhodied in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…" 

  13. Legacy of the War 1. New technology 2. Global Affairs 3. Mass Destruction 4. Massive loss of human life 5. Devastated Economies - War cost $338 billion 6. Disillusionment

  14. 3. Loss of Human Life

  15. 4. Mass Destruction BEFORE AFTER

  16. BEFORE AFTER

  17. BEFORE AFTER

  18. Paris Peace Conference • Had to determine the terms of peace • Met at the Palace of Versailles • 32 nations represented but it all came down to the Big Four • Germany and Russia not represented

  19. Words with Woodrow…. “Friendship is the only cement that will hold the world together.”

  20. Woodrow Wilson • US President • Former president of Princeton University • 14 Points based on self- determination • They included: • End to secret treaties • Freedom of the seas • Free trade • Reduced armies & navies • Fairness to colonial people • International peace organization

  21. Georges Clemenceau • Prime Minister of France • Nicknamed “The Tiger” • Previously a doctor and a journalist • Very combative, determined to punish Germany • Rarely agreed with Wilson

  22. David Lloyd George • Prime Minister of Great Britain • Previously Minister of War • Tried to mediate between Wilson and Clemenceau • Torn between 2 sides – • A realist he knew it would be bad to punish Germany too much • However, he won the election by promising to make Germany pay

  23. Vittorio Orlando • Prime Minister of Italy • Hoping to be treated as an equal at the peace conference even though Italy sided with Germany in the beginning

  24. Terms of the Treaty of Versailles

  25. Propaganda After the War Ended

  26. “A Peace Built on Quicksand” • Treaty did little to build a lasting peace • U.S. rejected the treaty – wanted to return to isolationism • War Guilt Clause makes Germany bitter • European countries did not follow through with self-determination in the colonies • Japan and Italy angry because they did not gain the territory they wanted

  27. Words with Woodrow…. “I would rather fail in a cause that will ultimately triumph than to triumph in a cause that will ultimately fail”

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