1. World War 1 Project (Example)

2. United States

3. Type of Government 1789 Government: Federal Republic
President Woodrow Wilson
Abundant Natural Resources

4. Woodrow Wilson

5. Major Cities New York, New York Chicago, Illinois
Population: 4,766,883
Chicago, Illinois
Population: 2,185,283
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Population: 1,549,008
St. Louis, Missouri
Population: 687,029

6. Regions/Climate Southwest
Hot desert
Gulf Coast/Lower Mississippi/South Atlantic states
Subtropical
Southern Plains/Lower Midwest/Middle East Coast
Temperate Humid
Western Great Plains/North Central/Great Lakes/New England
Humid Continental
Pacific Northwest
Temperate Oceanic

7. Regions

8. Pre WW1 Events Civil War (1861-1865) Spanish-American War (1898)
Imperial Conflicts
Philippine-American War ( )
Panama Canal (1904)
Conflict in Mexico
12,000 soldiers sent in
Isolationism

9. New Lands New States New Territories Oklahoma (1907) Arizona (1912)
New Mexico (1912)
Alaska (T: 1867) (S: 1959)
Hawaii (T: 1898) (S: 1959)
New Territories
Philippines (1898 – 1946)
Guam (1898 – Present)
Puerto Rico (1898 – Present)
Virgin Islands (March 31, 1917)

10. Role in the War Join the fighting April 4, 1917
4,355,000 troops sent in
323,018 (7.1%) casualties
John J. Pershing
American Expeditionary Force
Sergeant Alvin York
Eddie Rickenbacker
26 aerial kills
Hundred Days Offensive (Aug 8 – Nov 11, 1918)
Battle of Amiens (Aug 8 – 12)
2nd Battle of the Somme (Aug 15 – 22)

11. Hundred Days Offensive

12. Effects of the War on the Country
U.S. becomes a global military and industrial leader
Thriving Economy
Senate refuses to ratify the Treaty of Versailles
Does not join the League of Nations
Labor Issues
3,600 strikes in 1919
Red Scare