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U.S. Enters War -Peace without Victory Wilson attempts to keep U.S. out of the war – isolationist -idealistic peace plan -Submarine warfare continues Germany continues unrestricted submarine warfare, no warnings -Zimmerman Note intercepted Proposed Mexican alliance -Wilson calls for War “Make world safe for democracy” Wilson’s “Moral Diplomacy” -Russian Revolution takes them out of the war Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, set up communist government and exit war “Property can be paid for; the lives of peaceful and innocent people cannot be. The present German submarine warfare against commerce is a warfare against mankind…We are glad…to fight…fore the ultimate peace of the world and for the liberation of its peoples…The world must be made safe for democracy…We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek no indemnities…IT is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war…But the right is more precious than peace.” ~Woodrow Wilson

Military Operations Mobilizing the U.S. for war -Selective Service Act (May 1917) drafted over 3 million troops 24 million men registered, 3 million randomly selected -recruits trained for 9 months 17-hour days with fake weapons, not prepared -transportation problems Must get men, food, equipment across ocean gov’t control of industry Took over warships and production use of convoy system Guard of destroyers escorted merchant ships across Atlantic To meet the government’s need for fighting power, Congress passed the Selective Service Act in May of The act required men to register with the government in order to be randomly selected for military service. By the end of 1918, 24 million men had registered under the act. Of this number, almost 3 million were called up. About 2 million troops reached Europe before the truce was signed, and three-fourths of them saw actual combat. Most of the inductees had not attended high school, and about one in five was foreign- born.

Military Operations -”Over There” – Europe/France -”Dough Boys” – nickname for American soldiers -General John Pershing American Expeditionary Force Most went to Western Front -Argonne Forest Campaign -Alvin York-American Hero Killed 25 Germans and captured many prisoners of war -Armistice Nov Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. (11 th hour of the 11 th day of the 11 th month, 1918) Germans exhausted, A-H already surrendered; cease-fire no battles fought in Germany A redhead mountaineer and blacksmith from Tennessee, York sought exemption from war as a conscientious objector, a person who opposes warfare on moral grounds, saying that the Bible says, “Thou shalt not kill.” York eventually decided that it was morally acceptable to fight if the cause was just. On October 8, 1918, armed with only a rifle and a revolver, York killed 25 Germans and— with six other doughboys—captured 132 prisoners.

“About 9 o’clock in the evening we heard wild commotion in the little town. The French people, old and young, were running through the streets. Old men and women we’d seen sitting around their houses too feeble to move, were out in the streets yelling, “Vive la France! Vive la France! Vive l’America!”…Down the street came a soldier. He was telling everybody the armistice had been signed. I said, ‘What’s an armistice?’ It sounded like some kind of machine to me. The other boys around there didn’t know what it meant either. When the official word came through that it meant peace, we couldn’t believe it. Finally Jesse said, ‘Well kid, I guess it really does mean the war is over.’ I said, ‘I just can’t believe it’s true.’ But it was.

Fighting Over There -most U.S. soldiers were not experienced travelers Impressed by foreign sights and sounds, not ready for harsh realities of war -huge cannons, Zeppelins, machine guns, poison gases, tanks, airplanes Modern warfare brings large numbers of casualties -poor medical care Unsanitary conditions shell shock, trench foot Emotional breakdown/shocks Caused by standing in wet trenches, feet rot Trench mouth Physical problems included trench foot, caused by standing in cold, wet trenches for long periods of time without changing into dry socks or boots. First the toes would turn red or blue, then they would become numb, and finally they would start to rot. The only solution was to amputate the toes, and in some cases the entire foot.

Preparing for War -War Industries Board Encourage companies to increase efficiency and decrease waste in production (waste less) Set quotas on raw materials -Conservation efforts Victory Gardens – citizens plant gardens to conserve food Daylight Savings Time – conserve fuel and energy -Liberty Bonds, increased taxes Income taxes increased, war- profits tax passed, higher excise taxes Volunteers sold government bonds - Opportunities for Women and Minorities

Common Objectives and Tools of Propaganda Objectives: 1.Recruitment of Soldiers 2.Finance the War 3.Eliminate Dissent/ Unify the Country 4.Conserve Resources 5.Participate in Home Front Efforts Tools: 1.Demonization 2.Emotional Appeals 3.Name Calling 4.Patriotic Appeals 5.Half-Truths/ Lies 6.Catchy Slogans 7.Evocative Visual Symbols 8.Humor or Caricatures

Public Opinion -Committee on Public Information Propaganda agency to sell the war George Creel 4 Minute Men – volunteers who spoke out about the war (draft, rationing, bonds, etc.) “I Want You” Campaign Army and Navy recruitment -Espionage and Sedition Act Fined $10,000 or jailed 20 years for interfering with the war effort or saying anything disloyal about the government Schenck v. United States Can limit freedoms in times of clear and present danger -Anti-immigrant sentiment Discrimination and violence against immigrants

"Falsehood is a recognized and extremely useful weapon in warfare, and every country uses it quite deliberately to deceive its own people, to attract neutrals, and to mislead the enemy.“ Arthur Ponsonby, Member of Parliament, England

Social Changes -African Americans Great Migration brought increased opportunities Movement of blacks into the cities to escape discrimination and work in industry Civil Rights Debated?? Put aside differences to fight -Women took the jobs left by many men Jobs previously reserved for men ONLY 19 th Amendment was passed Women get right to vote About 400,000 African-Americans served in the armed forces. More than half of them served on the Western Front in France. African-American soldiers served in segregated units and were excluded from the navy and marines. Most African- Americans were assigned to non-combat duties, although there were exceptions.

Epidemic -World War brought disease to a new level -large groups of people were exposed -Influenza (flu) outbreak of 1918 spread all over the world -1/4 of the U.S. fell victim and ½ million died -as many as 40 million dead worldwide Epidemic ended about the same time as the war In the fall of 1918, about ¼ of the U.S. population became ill from the international flu epidemic. The effect on the economy was devastating. Mines shut down, telephone service was cut in half, and factories and offices staggered working hours to avoid contagion. Cities ran short of coffins, and the corpses of poor people lay unburied for as long as a week. The mysterious illness seemed to strike people who were otherwise in the best of health, and death could come in a matter of days.