do now: u.s. involvement after fighting has been going on in europe for 3 years, the u.s. enters the...
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Do Now: U.S. involvementAfter fighting has been going on in Europe for 3
years, the U.S. enters the war on the side of the Allies.
[paragraph] FREEWRITE – How will the U.S.’s entry affect the war?
Consider one or more of these things:1. What problems is each side having MILITARILY during
the first three years of the war?2. How do Europeans on the HOME FRONT (non-military
civilians) feel about the war after 3 years of fighting? 3. What specific advantages could the U.S. give to the
Allies?4. How could the U.S.’s entry hurt the Central Powers?
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
STALEMATE…people are dying in gruesome and horrifying numbers (both soldiers and civilians)
Discontent on the home front A new player enters to change the tide
B. The Zimmerman NoteThe Final Straw
• February 1917: British intercept a letter from Germany to Mexico
What does it say to make the Americans SO mad?
“Oh no you didn’t!”
American public calls for war
• Sided with The Allies (why?)
April 2, 1917 U.S. declares war on Central Powers
“The world must be made safe for democracy…”
2. The end of warCentral Powers imploding
1918 – one last push on the Western Front…fails…
Exhausted!
Central Powers agree to an armistice
PEACE TREATIES…Central Powers lose…and everyone wants
something different when drafting the treaty for peace.
Step 1. What would the ALLIES want in the peace treaty (as the winners…)? What would the CENTRAL POWERS want (as the losers…)?
Step 2. Write your OWN peace treaty that YOU THINK would be the best compromise AND would lead to a lasting peace.
Step 3. What REALLY happened?
Actual Outcomes:
• Colonies:– Mandate System: Germany’s colonies
“protected by” Allies (no self-determination!)
Bye colonies! Thanks for
the resources
Actual Outcomes:
• Military:– Germany had to:
• Reduce its army to 100,000 men• Reduce navy to 6 war ships• Get rid of submarines• Destroy its airforce
Subs, too?
Actual Outcomes:
• Empire:– Germany had to give land to Allies– Ottoman Empire dissolves (Mandate System for
Syria, Iraq, Palestine, etc.)
Actual Outcomes:
• Keeping the peace:– President Wilson wanted a League of
Nations to promote communication and avoid future wars
– US refused to join Trying to keep me from
coming back…
Flaws?
• Why did the Allies punish Germany so harshly?
What was the impact of Germany’s harsh punishment?
Do Now: Treaty of Versailles
[paragraph] What do you think France and Britain’s attitude was toward Germany at the end of World War I? How do you think this attitude was reflected in the peace treaty that ended the war (the Treaty of Versailles)?
Do Now: Treaty of Versailles
Take 5 minutes to finish your World War I peace treaty (started in class on Friday)