 Goal - 8  US History Review

 Many Europeans saw American economic expansion as a form of imperialism and resented the fact that America did not share in the devastation of Europe casualties from World War I  American economic interest pulled the into WWI

 World War I:  The First World War, originally called the Great War, raged from 1914 to Mostly fought in western Europe in muddy, bloody trenches, WWI saw the introduction of the machine gun and poison gas into battle.

 Nationalistic struggles and problems for independence in Europe led to political struggles for power. Nations wanted to have their own country, so began rivalries with other countries around Europe and this was one of the causes of the first World War I. Austria-Hungary separated into different countries.

 Militarism WWI Many countries were building up their armies and preparing for war.  Militarism WWI Many countries were building up their armies and preparing for war.  WWI Alliances, Austria- Hungary's Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serb. Then Austria- Hungary were furious at the Serbs and declared war on Serbia. Countries that were allied with Serbia joined their side.  Countries allied with Austria-Hungary joined their side.  Countries allied with Austria-Hungary joined their side.  WWI Imperialism, conquest of countries for resources and land to increase Nationalist strength.

 During World War I and the 1920s, America followed an "isolationism,“ policy opposing America involvement foreign wars.  Anti-imperialist League

 Impact of World War I at Home  Suspension of writ of habeas corpus  Schenck v. United States 1919  Restrictions on civil liberties during wartime  Sedition Act

 The factors that caused US entry onto WWI  Sinking of the Lusitiania  Zimmerman Note  Unrestricted submarine warfare

 In response to the damage wrought on Allied shipping by the German campaign of 'unrestricted submarine warfare', the Navy introduced a convoy system in June  The convoy system worked by providing escort vessels for individual ships. These escorts not only guarded against surface gunfire attacks, but also dropped depth charges in areas where German 'U-boats' were known to operate. 1918)

 The committee on Public information using propaganda the United States provided strong energized troops who entered WWI, and energized the European forces in an effort to win the war with great enthusiasm.

 During World War I Americans to protested the erosion "civil liberties the right to freedom of speech guaranteed by the Constitution, a group of rights that they called "civil liberties

 The U.S. president, Woodrow Wilson, had presented his “Fourteen Points” to the U.S. Congress. Freedom of the Seas, and Self Determination proposals help peace agreements openly rather than through secret diplomacy, reducing armaments (military forces or weapons), and ensuring self- determination (the right of each people to have its own nation. The US would not Join the league of nations

 Woodrow Wilson entrance into WWI was followed by the slogan we are making the world safe for democracy.

 After WWI black soldiers moved to the north in search of jobs, but found intense competetion with whites for jobs which led to ethnic strife.

 In an agreement of August 1924, the main points of The Dawes Plan were: -The Ruhr area was to be evacuated by Allied occupation troops. -Reparation payments would begin at “one billion marks the first year, increasing to two and a half billion marks annually after five years" (Merrill 93) -The German Reichsbank would be reorganized under Allied supervision. -The sources for the reparation money would include transportation, excise, and custom taxes.  Germany would repay the largest amount of money for WWI

 The United States turned to Isolationism-after WWI, the country followed pro-business and antiforeigner policy to avoid further conflict wit Europe.

 The Kellogg-Briand Pact, was signed on August 27, 1928, is an international treaty "providing for the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy." It failed in this purpose, but is significant for later developments in international law. It was named after the American secretary of state, Frank B. Kellogg, and French Foreign minister Aristide Briand, who both drafted the pact.

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