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World War I. AKA The Great War. What Caused the War? . Imperialism/Scramble for Colonies Militarism/Arms and Military Build-up Nationalism-Regional disputes/ethnic tensions Alliance System-Meant to prevent/Caused War. Who Fought The War . Central Powers
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World War I AKA The Great War
What Caused the War? • Imperialism/Scramble for Colonies • Militarism/Arms and Military Build-up • Nationalism-Regional disputes/ethnic tensions • Alliance System-Meant to prevent/Caused War
Who Fought The War • Central Powers • Germany/Austria-Hungary/Bulgaria/Ottoman Empire (modern day Turkey • Allied Powers • France, Britain, Italy, Greece, Russia
Key Events • Assassination of Franz Ferdinand • Mobilization • Stalemate • Horror of New Weapons
U.S. Responses • Neutrality-no stomach for foreign wars • Preparedness-Business pushing for war • Peace Movement-reformers, women, populists, clergy, progressives
Events that Led to U.S. Entry • Unrestricted Submarine Warfare • Sinking of Lusitania-128 Americans dead • Zimmerman Note/Telegram-secret offer to help Mexico invade U.S. if they helped Germany • Russian Revolution…Russian pulls out of war • Wilson-Make the World Safe For Democracy-Declaration of war.
The U.S. Role in the War • U.S. Joins in March 1917 • U.S. Soldiers are fresh, well-trained,energetic…known as doughboys • 300,000 African-Americans, mostly served in menial jobs, excluded from Marines • Central Powers collapse, outmanned, outgunned • Armistice in November of 1918
Home Front • Liberty Bonds for financing war • War Industries Board-Price controls, rationing, daylight-savings time • Anti-German Propaganda and discrimination • Repression of Civil Liberties-Espionage Act, Debs imprisoned • George Creel-CPI, propaganda agency producing slogans, posters, films, pamphlets
Social Changes from the War • Stopped flow of immigrants from Europe • More jobs and opportunities for Mexicans, Blacks, Women • Led to prohibition of alcohol • U.S. emerges as a world power economically as well as politically