STUDENT NOTES FOR CH. 22 HIS122

World War I: The Progressive Crusade at Home and Abroad, 1914-1920 The American Promise A History of the United States World War I: The Progressive Crusade at Home and Abroad, 1914-1920

Nationalism Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a nation.

Imperialism Imperialism-"the creation and/or maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural, and territorial relationship, usually between states and often in the form of an empire, based on domination and subordination." The term as such primarily has been applied to Western political and economic dominance in the 19th and 20th centuries

Series of Events leading to the Great War Great Britain, France, and Russia (“The Allies”) Germany, Austria-Hungary (Central Powers) Austria-Hungary blames Serbia Germany attacks Russia and France JAPAN GETS INVOLVED!=The Great War Serb kills Austria-Hungarian Russia backs Serbia Great Britain War on Germany

Serb kills Austria-Hungarian Austria-Hungary blames Serbia Russia backs Serbia Germany attacks Russia and France Great Britain War on Germany

American Neutrality

Fear of Wilson about war Finally. . . Zimmerman Telegram American vessels sunk Declare war “war without hate” Fear of Wilson about war

War in France -Stalemate -Trench warfare between France and Germany -Americans involved?

More than 25,000 women in France What could women do??? Disillusionment about war (men and women) Nineteenth Amendment

-Demonizing Germans -Patriotism -Four Minute Men

Fight for Peace -Wilson: -14 points -League of Nations

“Breaking the Heart of the Nation” Wilson returned home and was excited when the president submitted the treaty to the Senate. Criticisms: no guarantee of world peace, entangled U.S. in world affairs. 6 votes short of the 2/3 majority needed to be passed Wilson won Nobel Peace Price for creating the league but the U.S. never joined. “The Devil is a busy man.”-Wilson

Ending the War -Allies launch massive counteroffensive -Germans only lasted 6 weeks -Treaty of Versailles signed

Red Scare Americans fear Communism Attacks on civil liberties

Great Migrations -Blacks escape south -Life in the North -Mexican Immigration -Better life in America

Election of 1920 “Return to Normalcy” People want change again Largest victory ever