Good morning! - First Four Please get out your First Four work. Label today’s work “Dawes Plan” and date it 1/28/16 What was the Dawes Plan & why did the US propose it? (See textbook as needed.)
How/why did the US relationship with Europe change between 1840 & 1930?
America & the War to End all Wars World War I 1914-1918 America & the War to End all Wars
Background & Causes Causes Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism June 1914 – Archduke Ferdinand Result
Alliances of WW I Central Powers vs. Allies
American Neutrality Economic Links Trade, Blockade & the Recession Private Loans Public Opinion Ethnic Influence British Propaganda
Submarine Warfare Lusitania Crisis Other Sinkings The Sussex Pledge
The War Debate Preparedness Opposition Election of 1916 National Security League National Defense Act Opposition Pacifists, socialists, unions Election of 1916 “He kept us out of the war” Peace Efforts – “Peace w/o victory”
Decision for War 1917 Unrestricted Submarine Warfare Zimmerman Note Russian Revolution April 6, 1917
QUIZ Why did the US declare war on Germany in 1917? Was the US really neutral before 1917? Explain.
Mobilization for War Industry & Labor Bernard Baruch – War Industries Board Herbert Hoover – Food Administration Harry Garfield – Fuel Administration William H. Taft – National War Labor Board Financing the war Liberty Bonds, Taxes
Public Opinion & Civil Liberties Creel Committee American Protective League Espionage & Sedition Acts Schenck v. United States 1919
Armed Forces Selective Service Act 1917 African Americans Women 2.8 million – 4.7 million total African Americans 400,000 Women 11,000
Effects on American Society Women Jobs 19th Amendment Mexicans & African Americans
Effects on American Society 18th Amendment 1919
Fighting the War Naval Operations AEF Chateau Thierry 1918 November 11, 1918 112,000 US Casualties
The Process of Peace: Wilson & the Treaty of Versailles Discuss Woodrow Wilson’s vision for peace and the debate over the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles.
Making the Peace The Fourteen Points Spread Democracy Open Markets – Free Trade International Peace Organization Active role for US in world affairs
Losses in WW I Each symbol = 100,000 16 Million Killed
Treaty of Versailles 1919 Wilson vs. the Allies Terms Germany disarmed, lost colonies & territory Reparations - $30B League of Nations – Article X
Ratification Debate Partisanship after the war Irreconcilables vs. Reservationists Wilson’s Tour & Breakdown Rejection of Treaty
Diplomacy 1920-1930 How has the US relationship with Europe changed? American Isolationism? Dawes Plan ‘24 Young Plan ‘29 Kellogg-Briand Pact ’28 How has the US relationship with Europe changed?
Postwar Problems Demobilization The Red Scare Labor Conflicts Race Riots