1. THE GREAT WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH 1914-1930
GOAL 8
THE GREAT WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH

2. CAUSES OF WWI IN EUROPE -ISMS Nationalism Militarism Imperialism
ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND OF AUSTIA-HUNGARY
ALLIANCES

3. Alliances form Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian
Austria demanded that Serbia be put under Austrian control
Serbia refused and was supported by Russia
Germany then supported Austria dealing with Serbia

4. COUNTRIES CHOOSE SIDES
ALLIES: FR, GB, RUSSIA, ITALY (EVENTUALLY THE U.S. TOO)
CENTRAL: GERMANY, A-H, OTTOMAN EMPIRE

5. MAP OF EUROPE

6. U.S. ANTI WAR U.S. DECLARES NEUTRALITY
ISOLATIONIST BELIEFS-U.S. WOULD NOT BENEFIT FROM THE WAR
WILSON WINS ELECTION OF 1916: “HE KEPT US OUT OF WAR”
JEANNETTE RANKIN

7. REASONS FOR U.S. ENTRY INTO THE “GREAT WAR”
LUSITANIA-BRITISH PASSENGER SHIP SUNK BY A GERMAN U-BOAT. 128 AMERICANS DIED.

8. OTHER REASONS UNRESTRICTED SUB WARFARE
SUSSEX PLEDGE-GERMANY PROMISES NOT TO SINK ANY MORE PASSENGER SHIPS W/O WARNING

9. THE FINAL REASON
ZIMMERMAN NOTE-GERMANY ASKED MEXICO TO DECLARE WAR ON U.S.
GERMANY WOULD HELP MEXICO RECOVER LAND LOST IN MEX-AM WAR

10. U.S. DECLARES WAR APRIL 2, 1917 Wilson says…
“MAKE THE WORLD SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY”
“WAR TO END ALL WARS”

11. US in WWI
JJ Pershing: American commander, led the American Expeditionary Force
Trench Warfare
Poison Gas
US had manpower, money, and industry

12. THE HOME FRONT SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT-CONSCRIPTION, DRAFT 21-30; 18-45
LOTTERY

13. ORGANIZING INDUSTRY WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD-BERNARD BARUCH
FOOD ADMINISTRATION-HERBERT HOOVER; VICTORY GARDENS, WHEATLESS MONDAYS, MEATLESS TUESDAYS
FUEL ADMINISTRATION-DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

14. PAYING FOR THE WAR
LIBERTY BONDS
VICTORY BONDS

15. MOBILIZING THE WORKFORCE
NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD-MEDIATE LABOR DISPUTES; PREVENT STRIKES
WOMEN-WORK IN FACTORIES
GREAT MIGRATION-AFRICAN AMERICANS HEAD NORTH
MEXICANS-MOVE IN SOUTHERN U.S.

16. ENSURE PUBLIC SUPPORT
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION (CREEL COMMITTEE)-PROPAGANDA SUPPORTING THE WAR
ESPIONAGE AND SEDITION ACT-LIMITED SPEECH AND PROTEST
SCHENCK V. US-UPHELD THE E&S ACT

17. U.S. PROPOGANDA

18. FIGHTING THE WAR TRENCH WARFARE “NO MAN’S LAND” POISON GAS GAS MASKS
TANKS
MACHINE GUNS
AIRPLANES

19. FIGHTING THE WAR AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE-LED BY JOHN J. PERSHING
“DOUGHBOYS”

20. RUSSIA GETS OUT BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION-1917 CZAR NICHOLAS II OVERTHROWN
VLADIMIR LENIN BECOMES LEADER
START OF COMMUNISM IN RUSSIA

21. WAR ENDS ARMISTICE SIGNED-NOV. 11, 1918
“11TH HOUR OF THE 11TH DAY OF THE 11TH MONTH”

22. TREATY OF VERSAILLES WILSON WANTS PEACE W/O VICTORY
14 POINTS: NO SECRET TREATIES, LOWER TARIFFS, FREEDOM OF SEAS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS: INT’L ORG. TO SOLVE PROBLEMS W/O WAR

23. U.S. DOESN’T RATIFY TREATY OF VERSAILLES
BIG 4: WILSON (US), GEORGE (GB), CLEMENCEAU (FR), ORLNDO (IT)
3 OUT OF 4 WANT TO SEVERELY PUNISH GERMANY
U.S. DID NOT WANT TO BE “ATTACHED” TO OTHER COUNTRIES

24. POST WAR AMERICA LABOR STRIKES-DUE TO INCREASED COMPETITION FOR JOBS
RACIAL UNREST
RED SCARE-ACCUSE PEOPLE OF BEING COMMUNIST AND DEPORT THEM (PALMER RAIDS)

25. Post War America Recession until the early 1920’s
Americans become more Nativist
KKK grows
Sacco and Vanzetti-court case where two Italian immigrants were convicted of murder even though there was insufficient evidence

26. END TO PROGRESSIVISM
WARREN HARDING IS ELECTED IN 1920 ON HIS PROMISE OF “RETURN TO NORMALCY”

27. Post War American foreign policy
Isolationism-American wants to stay out of the affairs of other nations
Washington Naval Conference-limit the number of warships a country could have
Kellog Briand Pact-outlawed offensive war; “not worth the paper it is written on”