1. WWI

2. US History HW--Study terms for Tuesday’s test
Imperialism Platt Amendment
Open Door Dollar Diplomacy
Big Stick Admiral Thayer Mahan
Roosevelt Corollary USS Lusitania
Hawaii Selective Service
Yellow Journalism Zimmerman Telegram
Adm. Mahan Espionage & Sedition Acts
Clear & present Danger Schenck v. US

3. Why does America enter WWI?
German submarine warfare on U.S. shipping
USS Lusitania is sunk-1915
Zimmerman Telegram-insults America
Freedom of the Seas-
Economic ties to France, Britain
Cultural & Ethnic links-to France & Britain
April, 1917-Congress declares War against the Central powers

4. President Wilson Make world safe for democracy
Propaganda-songs & posters
Liberty Bonds
1916 reelection “He kept us out of war”

5. Causes of WWI
Militarism-In Europe the 1900’s see a huge and steady build up or both armies & navies
And secret defense treaties
Assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand by Serbian Gabriel Princip

6. Why does America enter WWI?
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Make the ocean safe for trade
How does the Atlantic ocean protect America from invasion?
Why is it difficult for America to maintain its neutrality? Because Germany violates the international principle of freedom of the seas by using unrestricted submarine warfare

7. Uncle Sam WWI

8. WWI Poster

9. The Espionage & Sedition Acts
Espionage Act 1917 —crime to interfere with the draft and barred treasonous material from the U.S. mail system.
The Sedition Act 1918 Sedition-cannot speak out and or use speech, statements or publications that are disloyal, profane…or are abusive about the U.S. govt, constitution, flag, military

10. Propaganda
used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

11. The Espionage & Sedition Acts
Silence critics of the war effort
Who would be opposed to WWI in 1914?
Almost all Americans

12. WWI Poster

13. Schenck v. United States
1919- SC ruled free speech could be restricted during wartime.
“Congress has the right to prevent words that would cause a clear and present danger.”
Sometimes the need to fight the danger out weighs the limitations on our civil rights

14. Wilson’s 14 points Open & not secret diplomacy/ alliances
Freedom of the seas
Removal of trade barriers
Arms-reduction
Self-determination-of peoples-let national groups make their own political decisions and form their own countries
An association of nations = league of nations

15. WWI ends and there are ripples across the Atlantic
Harsh treatment of Central Powers
America returns to isolationism
Senate does not approve the Versailles treaty and does not approve the league of nations
Wilson dies

16. Treaty of Versailles Germany had to Accept Complete responsibility
Pay Huge reparations
New countries-Poland & Czechoslovakia
Give up its over seas colonies
US Senate refuses to ratify Versailles treaty
America never joins League of Nations

17. Reparations & War debts
US is owed $$$ from European allies
US tariffs prevented European imports
US farmers benefitted from WWI So did American business, farmers, manufacturing & Banking. When Europe can’t pay $$ owed to the above U.S. institutions the world wide Depression is on.

18. Allies Britain, US, France, Belgium Economic & Cultural Propaganda
Unrestricted travel of International Seas
Neutral countries should not be molested
Selective Service Act 1917

19. The Armistice: WWI Ends
November 11, at 11:00 am--1918
Austria-Hapsburg empire = gone
New Countries Poland & Czechoslovakia
Germany must :
Give up over seas colonies
Pay huge war debts = reparations
No military
Adopt a democratic govt aka Weimar republic

20. The Red Scare in USA
Russia pulls out of WWI and the Communist revolution ends the Czarist system.
The Red scare in USA creates the following
America fears Communism is coming to USA
Resurge of nativism
KKK
Fear of anarchists, labor unions, immigrants, socialists & COMMUNISTS