1. Woodrow Wilson and WWI

2. Wilson’s Foreign Policy
Self-Determination
People have right to choose their government (democracy)

3. War with Mexico Pancho Villa is the rebel leader
Kills 18 American miners
Travels into New Mexico and kills 17 Americans
Gen. JJ (Blackjack) Perishing heads 15,000 troops to find him—they never do

4. WWI before the US enters
Western Front
Allies---Britain, France, Russia, Italy and eventually US.
Central Powers---Germany, Austria, and Ottoman Empire (Turkey)
Two Battle Lines
Western Front
France and Germany
Eastern Front
Germany and Russia
Eastern Front

5. What causes WWI in Europe?
The Assassination

6. Type of Warfare Trench warfare
The area between lines is known as “No man’s land”
Chemical Warfare
Wilson called it the “War to end all wars”

7. Reasons for US entering WWI
Sinking of the Lusitania
Germany sinking other ships in the English channel (U-2 submarine)
US businesses invested in the Allies
Push from American immigrants at home
Zimmerman Note---German letter sent to Mexico to help them acquire lost lands from with War with Mexico