By: Emily Morris Period 6 3/17/16 American Cultures WORLD WAR 1

 M= Militarism  A= Alliances  I= Imperialism  N= Nationalism  Militarism was one of the major causes of the war M.A.I.N

 Secret agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy  Formed in May 1882  Renewed periodically  Germany and Austira-Hungary closely allied since 1879 TRIPLE ALLIANCE

 Britain, France, and Russia befroe WW1  Developed from Franco-Russian Alliance (1894)  To counterbalance the threat posed by the Triple Alliance TRIPLE ENTENTE

 May 7 th, 1915  German U-boat torpedoed and sank RMS Lusitania  Route from New York to Liverpool, England THE LUSITANIA

 Internal diplomatic communication - Issued fromGerman Foreign Office - January, 1917  Proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico  United States entering World War 1 against Germany ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAM

 Broke out with Austria-Hungary against Serbia - July 1914  First truly global war  European nations were embroiled in conflict  Bringing in most countries to war - Africa and Asia DECLARATION OF WAR (U.S)

 Land warfare using occupied fighting lines - consisting largely of trenches  Troops are protected from the enemy’s fire  Most famous use of trench warfare in WW1 - Western Front TRENCH WARFARE

THE HOME FRONT

 Enacted May 18, 1917  Authorized the federal government  Raise a national army - American entry into WW1  Enlistment of people THE DRAFT

 Passes June 15, Shortly after the U.S entry into WW1  Amended numerous times  Originally found in Title 50 of the U.S Code  Now found under Title 18  Empowered the government to crush dissent pacifists ESPIONAGE ACT OF 1917

 Farmers joined the army - Making short supply of agricultural workers  January 9, Germany announced submarine warfare  Voluntary labor for women  The less food they had, prices went up FOOD SUPPLY

 Persuasion - War was the right thing to do - Done through Committee on Public Information  Coordination with business - Did not want to tell what to make to help the war - Government tried to coordinate with businesses  Offered good prices PREPARATIONS AT HOME

 Three types of people -Why war was good for the world -Why war was bad for the world -Neutral feelings  More people hated the war  Some wanted to go into the war and fight PUBLIC OPINION

 Signed March 3, 1918  Between Bolshevik and the Central Powers  Germany was forced to give up territorial gains  Ended Russia’s participation in war TREATY OF BREST- LITOVSK

 Commander- John J. Pershing  June 1917, 14,000 soldiers arrived to France  French and British allied forces  AEF helped French on the Western Front  2,000,000 men were in France  by Armistice AEF

WAR

 American forces met French Allies  June 3 rd  Forced Germans back across the river  Raged for three weeks CHATEAU- THIERRY

 1-26 June 1918  Fought between U.S and French and British  Commanders  John J. Pershing (U.S)  James Harbord (U.S)  Crown Prince Wihelm (Germany) BELLEAU WOOD

 September 26, 1918-November 11, 1918  Involving 1.2 million American soldiers  Principal engagement  American Expeditionary Force MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE

 November 11, 1918  Armistice signed  Ended the fighting on the Western Front  Responded to the Fourteen Points GERMANS SURRENDER

RESULTS

 For world peace  Should be used for peace negotiations  Outlined January 8, 1918  By President Woodrow Wilson FOURTEEN POINTS

 Peace Treaty  Ended the state of war  (Between Germany and the allied powers)  Signed on June 28, 1919 TREATY OF VERSAILLES

 Total number of military- 38 million  Over 17 million deaths  20 million wounded  Deadliest conflict of human history  11 million military and 7 million civilians DEATH TOLLS

  Killed more than the Great War  million people  Global disaster INFLUENZA

 By United States Department of Justice  Intended to capture, arrest and deport  (Radical leftists, anarchists)  November 1911 and January 1920  Under leadership  Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer PALMER RAIDS