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THE GREAT WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH 1914-1930
GOAL 8 THE GREAT WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH
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CAUSES OF WWI IN EUROPE -ISMS Nationalism Militarism Imperialism
ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND OF AUSTIA-HUNGARY ALLIANCES
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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
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COUNTRIES CHOOSE SIDES
ALLIES: FR, GB, RUSSIA, ITALY (EVENTUALLY THE U.S. TOO) CENTRAL: GERMANY, A-H, OTTOMAN EMPIRE
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MAP OF EUROPE
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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
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REASONS FOR U.S. ENTRY INTO THE “GREAT WAR”
LUSITANIA-BRITISH PASSENGER SHIP SUNK BY A GERMAN U-BOAT. 128 AMERICANS DIED.
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OTHER REASONS UNRESTRICTED SUB WARFARE
SUSSEX PLEDGE-GERMANY PROMISES NOT TO SINK ANY MORE PASSENGER SHIPS W/O WARNING
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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
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U.S. DECLARES WAR APRIL 2, 1917 Wilson says…
“MAKE THE WORLD SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY” “WAR TO END ALL WARS”
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US in WWI JJ Pershing: American commander, led the American Expeditionary Force Trench Warfare Poison Gas US had manpower, money, and industry
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THE HOME FRONT SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT-CONSCRIPTION, DRAFT 21-30; 18-45
LOTTERY
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ORGANIZING INDUSTRY WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD-BERNARD BARUCH
FOOD ADMINISTRATION-HERBERT HOOVER; VICTORY GARDENS, WHEATLESS MONDAYS, MEATLESS TUESDAYS FUEL ADMINISTRATION-DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
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PAYING FOR THE WAR LIBERTY BONDS VICTORY BONDS
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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.
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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
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U.S. PROPOGANDA
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FIGHTING THE WAR TRENCH WARFARE “NO MAN’S LAND” POISON GAS GAS MASKS
TANKS MACHINE GUNS AIRPLANES
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FIGHTING THE WAR AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE-LED BY JOHN J. PERSHING
“DOUGHBOYS”
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RUSSIA GETS OUT BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION-1917 CZAR NICHOLAS II OVERTHROWN
VLADIMIR LENIN BECOMES LEADER START OF COMMUNISM IN RUSSIA
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WAR ENDS ARMISTICE SIGNED-NOV. 11, 1918
“11TH HOUR OF THE 11TH DAY OF THE 11TH MONTH”
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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END TO PROGRESSIVISM WARREN HARDING IS ELECTED IN 1920 ON HIS PROMISE OF “RETURN TO NORMALCY”
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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”
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