1. World War I
AKA
The Great War

2. What Caused the War? Imperialism/Scramble for Colonies
Militarism/Arms and Military Build-up
Nationalism-Regional disputes/ethnic tensions
Alliance System-Meant to prevent/Caused War

3. Who Fought The War Central Powers Allied Powers
Germany/Austria-Hungary/Bulgaria/Ottoman Empire (modern day Turkey
Allied Powers
France, Britain, Italy, Greece, Russia

4. Key Events Assassination of Franz Ferdinand Mobilization Stalemate
Horror of New Weapons

5. U.S. Responses Neutrality-no stomach for foreign wars
Preparedness-Business pushing for war
Peace Movement-reformers, women, populists, clergy, progressives

6. Events that Led to U.S. Entry
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Sinking of Lusitania-128 Americans dead
Zimmerman Note/Telegram-secret offer to help Mexico invade U.S. if they helped Germany
Russian Revolution…Russian pulls out of war
Wilson-Make the World Safe For Democracy-Declaration of war.

7. The U.S. Role in the War U.S. Joins in March 1917
U.S. Soldiers are fresh, well-trained,energetic…known as doughboys
300,000 African-Americans, mostly served in menial jobs, excluded from Marines
Central Powers collapse, outmanned, outgunned
Armistice in November of 1918

8. Home Front Liberty Bonds for financing war
War Industries Board-Price controls, rationing, daylight-savings time
Anti-German Propaganda and discrimination
Repression of Civil Liberties-Espionage Act, Debs imprisoned
George Creel-CPI, propaganda agency producing slogans, posters, films, pamphlets

9. Social Changes from the War
Stopped flow of immigrants from Europe
More jobs and opportunities for Mexicans, Blacks, Women
Led to prohibition of alcohol
U.S. emerges as a world power economically as well as politically