Warm Up 4/8 Predict two ways in which the homefront in America might change when the United States joins World War I?

War on the Homefront Sold Liberty Bonds-citizens lend money to the government – Four Minute Men gave convincing speeches Women began to work in factories making weapons and working other “male” jobs as many men were drafted Food Administration-in charge of increasing food production to feed the Allies – Encouraged “Victory Gardens” and “wheatless Mondays” and “meatless Tuesday” War Industries Board-managed what was being produced in factories

What is Propaganda? A form of media or communication designed to influence our opinions, emotions, attitudes and behavior to persuade us to believe in an idea or to perform a specific action. Typically a poster, advertisement, song, movie, etc. Something that will catch attention

Goals of WWI Propaganda Recruitment of soldiers: attempted to get men to join the army Conservation of goods: encouraged people at home to conserve goods so that they could be used by soldiers in the war Purchasing of war bonds: advocated the purchase of war bonds, which would help the government fund the war Support for the war at home: encouraged people not in the army to join organizations or work in industries related to the war effort

Propaganda Techniques 1.Fear

Propaganda Techniques 2. Name Calling (negative names or adjectives)

Propaganda Techniques 3. Emotional appeal

Propaganda Techniques 4. Bandwagon (everyone’s doing it)

Propaganda Techniques 5. Plain Folks Appeal ( “of the people”)

Propaganda Techniques 6. Endorsement

Propaganda Stations

Creating Your Own Propaganda Your plan must include the following: – The form of your propaganda is a poster – You get to choose the goal that your propaganda hopes to achieve Recruitment of soldiers, conservation of goods, etc. – The technique behind your propaganda (fear, bandwagon, etc.)

Warm Up 4/18 President Wilson wanted “Peace without victory” What does this mean? Would this work in World War I?

20 th Century Essays Review the essay 1 st - Review any grammatical corrections 2 nd -Review notes in the margin (write these down in your notes) 3 rd - Review my final comments and record them in your notes 4 th -How could I have improved this essay?

Examining the World War I Death Toll Identify two things that stand out to you about the death toll. How does this help to prove Wilson’s idea of “peace without victory”? How does it disprove it?

Reading Wilson’s 14 Points Partner 1: 1-4 Partner 2: 5-7 Partner 3: 8-11 Partner 4: 12-14

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4 Main Goals of the 14 Points Create a concept map of Wilson’s 14 Points Which points relate to which goal? – Write a 2-4 word explanation of each goal

On the post it… Write 1-2 adjective(s) to describe Wilson’s 14 Point Plan This can make the plan sound good or bad depending on if you agree or disagree with it!

Warm Up 4/20 If you were a foreign affairs officer from France, how would you view Wilson’s 14 Point Plan? Why?

World War I Destruction

You will complete an A.E.I.O.U for the World War I destruction images See link under Class Handouts

Drafting a Treaty You will be assigned to the US, France, or Germany group Your task: Come up with 4 important postwar goals for your country Consider the following: – Who will pay for the destruction? – How will this be prevented in the future? – Who is to blame? – How will you repair your country?

Negotiations Were there any common goals? Were compromises made? Which country got most of their goals? How did each country feel in the negotiations?

Europe, 1914 Europe, 1919 Warm Up 4/21 What differences do you notice about the two maps? (Name at least three)

Four Clauses to Understand Armaments League of Nations Reparations War Guilt Clause

Paris Peace Conference January 1919—diplomats met at the palace of Versailles (Paris) to create a peace treaty Key issues were decided by the Big Four—US, UK, France, and Italy Germany was not allowed to send delegates—forced to sign the end treaty Wilson presented his peace plan— other Allies wanted revenge on Germany

Treaty of Versailles Germany had to take full blame for the war, disarm completely, surrender its colonies and pay $300 billion in reparations (payments for wrongdoings) Austria-Hungary—split apart League—split apart the Ottoman Empire and gave Allied control to its former colonies in the Middle East Effect—new countries were formed around the world

The League of Nations Created in 1920, meant to resolve international disputes Wilson’s idea but the United States never joins Republicans believed it would be expensive and prevent the United States from making its own decisions