1. Bellringer What is social mobility?
What is the economic theory that states that a country must have more exports than imports to become wealthy?
What was a main difference between the Presidential Reconstruction and Radical Reconstruction?
What were slave codes?

2. SSUSH15 The student will analyze the origins and impact of U. S
SSUSH15 The student will analyze the origins and impact of U.S. involvement in World War I.

3. US in World War I In 1914 war breaks out among European nations
President Woodrow Wilson declares that the U.S. would remain neutral and
stay out of foreign wars
“We must be impartial in
thought as well as in
action.”

4. American Neutrality
Although the President declared the U.S. to be neutral, many in the U.S. supported the allies (Britain and France)
Wilson's cabinet, and many businesses supported going to war on the side of the allies

5. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
To stop the allies from receiving supplies from foreign countries, Germany announced that it would use U-boats to attack vessels, in British waters. This unrestricted submarine warfare drew protests from the U.S.

6. American Neutrality
In 1915, a German U-boat sank the British passenger liner Lusitania, killing almost 1,200 passengers including 120 Americans
In 1916, the French ship Sussex, was torpedoed by a German U-boat causing several American injuries.
Sussex Pledge: Germany promised not to sink anymore merchant ships without warning.
This kept the U.S. out of the war, and helped Wilson win reelection in 1916

7. America goes to War
Zimmerman Note: In 1917, Germany tried to enlist the help of Mexico in fighting the U.S. This convinced many Americans that they needed go to war against Germany
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare:
In early 1917, Germany resumed
it’s unrestricted submarine
warfare and sank six U.S. ships.
Wilson declared war on Germany
in 1917, joining the British and
French

8. Great Migration
Northern factories needed workers during the war for two main reasons:
-many white workers joined the war effort or
were drafted
-Nearly all immigration from Europe stopped
To replace these workers, thousands of African Americans left the South and moved into Northern cities looking for factory jobs. This movement became known as the Great
Migration

10. Espionage Act Espionage Act: (passed 1917)
-established penalties and prison time for aiding the enemy
-penalized disloyalty, or interference with the war effort
The Espionage Act was expanded in 1918 to make it illegal for any public opposition to the war
The Supreme Court also limited American’s freedom of speech (Schenck v. U.S.)

11. Eugene Debs Leader of the American Railway Union
Socialist leader who ran for president in 1912
Socialists believe that the government should own industries (railroads, utilities)

12. Closing: Motivations for US Entry into WWI
Look at the handout and think about what EACH reason is saying. Rank order them from 1-10 with 1 being the MOST important in your judgment and 10 being the LEAST important.
Then, at the bottom of the page, EXPLAIN WHY you ranked your top choices the way that you did, and WHY you ranked the bottom choices last. 

13. Bellringer America wanted to remain neutral during WWI because
We didn’t think we should fight over European causes
We were cowards
We didn’t think the war could be won
It was too far away
Which country waged unrestricted submarine warfare?
France
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
What was the Espionage Act?
A law that prevented Germans from immigrating to the U.S.
A law that said citizens couldn’t publically speak against the war
A play that showed how the German’s lived and showed how they treated people
A law against isolationism
Eugene Debs believed
In capitalism
That people can get rich through hard work
That the government should own all businesses
Unions should be against the law

14. SSUSH15 The student will analyze the origins and impact of U. S
SSUSH15 The student will analyze the origins and impact of U.S. involvement in World War I.
c. Explain Wilson’s Fourteen Points and the proposed League of Nations.
d. Describe passage of the Eighteenth Amendment, establishing Prohibition, and the Nineteenth Amendment, establishing woman suffrage.

15. Life in the Trenches
Write 5 interesting facts that you learned from the video clip about your life in the trenches.

16. Alliances: Triple Alliance & Triple Entente

18. Recap

19. Which country is missing
THE WAR ENDS!
The Allies (Triple Entente) won the war in 1918 and began settling for peace
The “Big Four” (leaders from the U.S., Britain, France, and Italy) lead the meetings
Which country is missing
from the meeting? Why
is this important?

20. Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Wilson presented his plan for peace, called the Fourteen Points to Congress
In the first 5 points he wanted all countries to have:
free trade
freedom of the seas
disarmament (reducing military)
open diplomacy (peaceful negotiations with all countries
adjustments of colonial claim (Reduce Imperialism)
These five points were what Wilson felt caused World War I

21. Wilson’s Fourteen Points
The final point called for the creation of the League of Nations, an organization which would help settle disagreements between member countries.
Many countries viewed the Fourteen Points as being too lenient on Germany
The next 8 points dealt with self-determination

22. The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty was signed by Germany in 1919, and punished Germany for “starting” the war
Germany would have to:
-dismantle their army and navy
-pay war reparations of $33 billion (which
they did not have)
-The Treaty left Germany in shambles
Most of Wilson’s Fourteen Points were dismissed by the other leaders, with the exception of the Fourteen Point

23. League of Nations
Wilson’s League of Nations was voted down by the U.S. Congress in 1920.
Many Congressmen worried that it made the U.S. too involved in European affairs

24. Supporters of prohibition Which groups of people do
The 18th Amendment took effect in 1920 banning the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of alcohol
Supporters of prohibition
thought that it would
reduce unemployment,
domestic violence, and poverty.
Which groups of people do
you think supported prohibition?

25. 18th Amendment
The Amendment was extremely difficult to enforce so that by 1933, the 21st Amendment was passed repealing the 18th Amendment
Why do you think the 18 Amendment
was so difficult to enforce? What wasn’t
banned by the 18th Amendment?
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The actual drinking of alcohol was not banned-just the manufacturing, shipping, and selling of it

26. Nineteenth Amendment (1920)
Women’s Suffrage: The right to vote Women’s suffrage movement groups originally tied their cause to that of African-American suffrage

27. Correct Order? Label these amendments with the proper number and in the correct order
Right to citizenship
Direct Election of Senators
Repeals prohibition
Power of the States
Right to bear arms
Women’s Suffrage
Abolish Slavery
Freedom of speech
Men’s right to vote
Prohibition of alcohol

28. Correct Order 1st Amendment: Freedom of Speech 2nd: Right to bear arms
10: Power of the states
13: Abolish Slavery
14: Citizenship
15: Male right to vote
17: direct election of senators
18: Prohibition of alcohol
19: women’s right to vote
21: Repeal prohibition