 Speech #1 ◦ August 1914  What was the message Wilson sent? …………………………………………….  Speech #2 ◦ April 1917  What is Wilson asking Congress to do?  What is his reasoning?  What does Wilson accuse Germany of doing?

 British great naval strength  British set up blockade on coast of Germany  What is the purpose of the blockade? ◦ To prevent weapons and military goods from getting into Germany… also included food.  American ships headed for Germany were also captured by the British  750,000 German civilians die of starvation

 German U-Boats were attacking British and American ships  What is … “Unrestricted Submarine warfare” ◦ Sinking any type of ship without warning (no restrictions)  Kaiser: “all cargoes headed for Great Britain, considered contraband” ◦ What is contraband?  Goods imported or exported illegally  Any ship in waters would be sunk.  75,000 lost lives due to U-Boats

 British ship carrying American passengers and cargo sunk  See Document  Why does the document say that Wilson had a flimsy argument?  What are the real reasons that are suggested for the US entering the war on the British side?

 Why do you think that Americans responded more negatively to Germans than British?  The United States saw the Germans as killing off innocent civilians while the British simply took American goods and ships  Americans had more money invested in the Allies and more profit tied to British Victory.

 Speech #1 ◦ August 1914  What was the message Wilson sent? …………………………………………….  Speech #2 ◦ April 1917  What is Wilson asking Congress to do?  What is his reasoning?  What does Wilson accuse Germany of doing?

 Germany restarts unrestricted sub- warfare  Germany sends coded message to Mexico to join war as German ally ◦ Help Germany with recovering TX, NM, AZ  Asked b/c figured with unrestricted sub- warfare… US would get involved on British side.  Angered the U.S. and was the last straw for US joining war.

 Government sponsored:  Convince people to: ◦ Recruit Americans into armed forces ◦ To sell War Bonds… money for the war ◦ Reduce waste and grow own vegetables  Essentially: Support the War Effort  EXAMPLES…… tomorrow