world war one 1914-1918 ------------------------------------- who was involved?
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Who was Involved? ALLIED FORCES France Great Britain Russia Japan Italy U.S. (Belgium and Serbia)TRANSCRIPT
World War One 1914-1918
-------------------------------------Who Was Involved?
Who was Involved? CENTRAL POWERS
GermanyAustria-Hungary
Bulgaria Ottoman Empire
Who was Involved?ALLIED FORCES
France Great Britain
RussiaJapanItaly U.S.
(Belgium and Serbia)
United States InvolvementPresident Woodrow Wilson wanted the U.S. to remain
NEUTRAL
NEUTRALITY: Not participating in a war
United States = Trade Centero Trade between U.S. and Allied Forceso Great Britain & France borrowed
BILLIONS of dollars from U.S. banks to pay for war
Anyone see a problem with this?
The problem…
Germany’s viewpoint:
Why would a neutral U.S. help the Allied forces?
=We (the Germans) should stop
American aid to the Allied Forces!
= Okay, we will use U-boats to sink any
ship that enters or leaves the ports of Allied Forces
Good Idea?
United States viewpointAll right, Germany.
We (the U.S.) will hold you accountable for any American lives lost in submarine attacks.
=Germany ignored the U.S. threat
Smart move, Germany?
Reason #1: U.S. Involvement
SINKING OF LUSITANIA• May 7, 1915 • Germans sank the British cruise ship
by using a U-boat • 128 Americans were killed
Video
W.T. Turner Captain of Lusitania
Turner’s Response…“I saw the torpedo speeding towards
us. Immediately I tried to change our course, but was unable to maneuver out of its way. There was a terrible impact as the torpedo struck the starboard side of the vessel. It was cold-blooded murder.”
Results of Lusitania sinking• Over 1,000 died including 128
Americans
=U.S. OUTRAGED.
Reason #2: U.S. Involvement
REPARATIONS:Payment for war damages
Allied Forces were in debt to the U.S. and the U.S. wanted to make sure that they received payment.
Reason #3: U.S. Involvement
Zimmerman Telegram (1917)Intercepted by Great Britain
o German named Arthur Zimmerman sent a telegram to Mexico with an offer:
“We shall make war together and together make peace. It is understood that Mexico is to conquer lost territory in New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona.”
Reason #4: U.S. InvolvementMarch 1917
Germans attacked four American ships:
1. Algonquin 2. City of Memphis 3. The Illinois 4. Vigilancia
= 36 lives lost
April 6, 1917
The United States joined the Allied Forces.
Selective Service Act
Men aged 21 to 30 had to register for the military
By end of the war, over 24 million men registered for war
Who else joined?WOMEN
o 1st time allowed to join o Served as radio operators, clerks, and nurses
Who else joined?AFRICAN AMERICANS
o 300,000 joined Army & Navy o Marines would not accept o Faced with discrimination & racism o Mostly had low-level jobs on military bases
in U.S.