l3 reasons for us involvement
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Hello! Today is 1/14/14
Get out your HOMEWORK
See | Think | Wonder
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What we’re going to do today
Agenda: – Cornell Notes– Over There Song– Posters
By the end of class, you will be able to explain why the U.S. got involved in World War I. By the end of class, you will be able to explain why the U.S. got involved in World War I.
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The U.S. involvement in WWI ended a long tradition of avoiding involvement in European
conflicts…
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…and set the stage for the U.S.
to emerge as a global
superpower later in the 20th century.
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There were disagreements
about the extent the U.S. should
isolate itself from world
affairs.
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What is going on in the U.S.
in 1914, as World War I
begins in Europe?
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1. Woodrow Wilson is President
• First elected President in 1913
• Re-elected in 1916 based on the slogan “He kept us out of war!”
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2. Policy of Isolationism; U.S. stays Neutral
• U.S. wants to stay out of the war
• Not directly involved in 1914
• At first, U.S. stays NEUTRAL
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3. Border War with Mexico
• As a result of Roosevelt’s “Big Stick Diplomacy”, Mexico and U.S. were fighting over territory and control
• Most of U.S. Army busy in Mexico
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4. U.S. is trading with Great Britain
• Relationship of trade with Britain (NOT with Germany or Austria Hungary)
• Sending materials to their markets via ships
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Reasons the United States Entered the War
What changed??
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Inability to remain neutral
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WHY
?
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1. German submarine warfare
Germany declared it would sink any ships coming into Allied ports.
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In 1915, Germans sank the British passenger ship, the Lusitania; 128 Americans killed
As a result, U.S. decides to grow its military
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2. The Zimmerman Telegram of 1917
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• A secret message from Germany to Mexico to form an alliance with Germany
• Germany asked Mexico to attack the U.S. if the U.S. declared war on Germany
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…Germany promised that after the war
Mexico would get the states of Texas, New Mexico, and
Arizona
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Wilson’s Moral Diplomacy
• U.S. involvement should be limited to bringing about peace and promoting democracy.
President Wilson
The world must be made
safe for democracy!
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On April 02, 1917, President Wilson asks Congress for a declaration of war…
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…it was 1 day and 1 month after the Zimmermann Telegram
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1914 1915 1916 1917
Woodrow Wilson elected President
Lusitania sunk
Zimmerman Telegram
U.S. enters WWI
< Border War: U.S. versus Mexico (1910-1919) >
Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated *SPARK*
< Fighting in Europe >
1918
Treaty of Versailles ends World War I
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Major Allied Powers Major Central Powers
British Empire France Russia Serbia
Belgium United States
Germany Austria-Hungary
BulgariaOttoman Empire (Turkey)
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Johnnie Get Your Gun!
• Listen to the lyrics and answer the questions
• Over There
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Homework & Announcements
* Take out your agenda!
• Summative: Next Monday– Jan. 15th
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Poster #01
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Poster #02
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Poster #03
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Poster #04