THE GREAT WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH 1914-1930 GOAL 8 THE GREAT WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH 1914-1930

CAUSES OF WWI IN EUROPE -ISMS Nationalism Militarism Imperialism ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND OF AUSTIA-HUNGARY ALLIANCES

Alliances form Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian Austria demanded that Serbia be put under Austrian control Serbia refused and was supported by Russia Germany then supported Austria dealing with Serbia

COUNTRIES CHOOSE SIDES ALLIES: FR, GB, RUSSIA, ITALY (EVENTUALLY THE U.S. TOO) CENTRAL: GERMANY, A-H, OTTOMAN EMPIRE

MAP OF EUROPE

U.S. ANTI WAR U.S. DECLARES NEUTRALITY ISOLATIONIST BELIEFS-U.S. WOULD NOT BENEFIT FROM THE WAR WILSON WINS ELECTION OF 1916: “HE KEPT US OUT OF WAR” JEANNETTE RANKIN

REASONS FOR U.S. ENTRY INTO THE “GREAT WAR” LUSITANIA-BRITISH PASSENGER SHIP SUNK BY A GERMAN U-BOAT. 128 AMERICANS DIED.

OTHER REASONS UNRESTRICTED SUB WARFARE SUSSEX PLEDGE-GERMANY PROMISES NOT TO SINK ANY MORE PASSENGER SHIPS W/O WARNING

THE FINAL REASON ZIMMERMAN NOTE-GERMANY ASKED MEXICO TO DECLARE WAR ON U.S. GERMANY WOULD HELP MEXICO RECOVER LAND LOST IN MEX-AM WAR

U.S. DECLARES WAR APRIL 2, 1917 Wilson says… “MAKE THE WORLD SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY” “WAR TO END ALL WARS”

US in WWI JJ Pershing: American commander, led the American Expeditionary Force Trench Warfare Poison Gas US had manpower, money, and industry

THE HOME FRONT SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT-CONSCRIPTION, DRAFT 21-30; 18-45 LOTTERY

ORGANIZING INDUSTRY WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD-BERNARD BARUCH FOOD ADMINISTRATION-HERBERT HOOVER; VICTORY GARDENS, WHEATLESS MONDAYS, MEATLESS TUESDAYS FUEL ADMINISTRATION-DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

PAYING FOR THE WAR LIBERTY BONDS VICTORY BONDS

MOBILIZING THE WORKFORCE NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD-MEDIATE LABOR DISPUTES; PREVENT STRIKES WOMEN-WORK IN FACTORIES GREAT MIGRATION-AFRICAN AMERICANS HEAD NORTH MEXICANS-MOVE IN SOUTHERN U.S.

ENSURE PUBLIC SUPPORT COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION (CREEL COMMITTEE)-PROPAGANDA SUPPORTING THE WAR ESPIONAGE AND SEDITION ACT-LIMITED SPEECH AND PROTEST SCHENCK V. US-UPHELD THE E&S ACT

U.S. PROPOGANDA

FIGHTING THE WAR TRENCH WARFARE “NO MAN’S LAND” POISON GAS GAS MASKS TANKS MACHINE GUNS AIRPLANES

FIGHTING THE WAR AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE-LED BY JOHN J. PERSHING “DOUGHBOYS”

RUSSIA GETS OUT BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION-1917 CZAR NICHOLAS II OVERTHROWN VLADIMIR LENIN BECOMES LEADER START OF COMMUNISM IN RUSSIA

WAR ENDS ARMISTICE SIGNED-NOV. 11, 1918 “11TH HOUR OF THE 11TH DAY OF THE 11TH MONTH”

TREATY OF VERSAILLES WILSON WANTS PEACE W/O VICTORY 14 POINTS: NO SECRET TREATIES, LOWER TARIFFS, FREEDOM OF SEAS LEAGUE OF NATIONS: INT’L ORG. TO SOLVE PROBLEMS W/O WAR

U.S. DOESN’T RATIFY TREATY OF VERSAILLES BIG 4: WILSON (US), GEORGE (GB), CLEMENCEAU (FR), ORLNDO (IT) 3 OUT OF 4 WANT TO SEVERELY PUNISH GERMANY U.S. DID NOT WANT TO BE “ATTACHED” TO OTHER COUNTRIES

POST WAR AMERICA LABOR STRIKES-DUE TO INCREASED COMPETITION FOR JOBS RACIAL UNREST RED SCARE-ACCUSE PEOPLE OF BEING COMMUNIST AND DEPORT THEM (PALMER RAIDS)

Post War America Recession until the early 1920’s Americans become more Nativist KKK grows Sacco and Vanzetti-court case where two Italian immigrants were convicted of murder even though there was insufficient evidence

END TO PROGRESSIVISM WARREN HARDING IS ELECTED IN 1920 ON HIS PROMISE OF “RETURN TO NORMALCY”

Post War American foreign policy Isolationism-American wants to stay out of the affairs of other nations Washington Naval Conference-limit the number of warships a country could have Kellog Briand Pact-outlawed offensive war; “not worth the paper it is written on”