Do Now: 2/3/14 Using your MANIA notes and experiences during the

Alliance Game, construct a Five Sentence Essay explaining the causes of WWI.

When you are constructing the paragraph, consider how you will write your Exit Exam essay tomorrow.

Use an Introduction Sentence that gives your three reasons. Give an example for each reason (your paragraph/essay body), and a conclusion. In your conclusion you can restate what you have said, or insert a final opinion.

Unit V: Notes #4Unit V: Notes #4US Enters WarUS Enters War

World History

Why did US enter WWI on the side of the Allies?

-similar heritage & culture

-Britain/France were democracies; Germany/Austria were absolute monarchies

-Pres. Wilson wanted to “make world safe for democracy.”

-US was “neutral” during beg. Of war, but secretly favored Allies (sent weapons to British and French)

What sparked the US confrontation?

-Germans sank Lusitania, a British passenger liner (128 Americans killed)

-Unrestricted U-boat warfare also sank USS Illinois

-Zimmerman Note: German diplomat offer Mexican govt. a deal:

If war broke out:

-Mexico would help Germany

-Germany would help Mexico regain Southwest US

-Britain intercepted the note, gave it to US,

-April 1917, US declares war on Germany

-Timing ends up being very important, due to Russian Rev. and their eventual withdrawal from war