1. #39 Ch 11 Notes

2. #38 Ch 11 S 1 Details: Read & Notes Ch 11 S 1 __________________
11.4.5
Analyze the political, economic, and social ramifications of World War I on the home front.

3. Chapter 11: The First World War Section 1: World War I Begins

4. WWI
M B
A U
N Z
I E
A R

5. Summarize public opinion about the war in the United States
Objectives:
Following lecture and reading of this section, students will be able to:
Identify the four long term causes and one immediate cause of the first world war.
MANIA
Summarize public opinion about the war in the United States
Explain why the United States entered the war
BUZER

6. Warm-up What do you know about World War I? Fought in Europe
The U.S. help win the war …

7. Causes of World War I
M A N I

8. Causes of World War I
M- Militarism A- Alliance System N- Nationalism I- Imperialism A- Assassination -Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand

9. Causes of WWI Militarism Alliances Nationalism Imperialism
Assassination

10. Building up the military
Militarism
Building up the military
Acquire territories
To be able to defend territories
To cause others to be afraid of you

11. Alliances
When countries agree to back each other up militarily in a conflict with another nation
To be stronger as a set of nations, rather than weaker by yourself

12. Nationalism
Putting your country’s interests in front of the interests of the world
To have pride and rid one’s country of outside rule; to become independent.
A nation’s foreign affairs should be guided by its own self interests

13. Imperialism
When stronger nations took advantage militarily, politically, or economically of weaker nations
Adding territories to your nation to make it stronger
To increase economic or political power around the world.
Colonies were also places to not only extract goods but sell goods to as well

14. Assassination
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were killed by a member of the “Black Hand.”
The “Black Hand” wanted to promote Serbian nationalism and get rid of Austro-Hungarian influence and unite all Serbians under one government
The alliance system forces many nations into the war

15. The Beginning of the War
Germany invaded Belgium
The Schlieffen Plan- Germany attacked the west (Britain & France) while troops held off the Russians in the east
After France fell, all German forces would be directed to defeating the Russian Czar
Armies used trench warfare
Trench warfare - Armies lined up and stationed behind fort like structures with an area between them called “no man’s land”
Millions died and little ground was gained
At the First Battle of the Somme 1.2 million died in 7 months over 7 miles of land
Fighting was deadlocked for two years.

16. Public Opinion on U.S. Involvement
Although most Americans opposed entering the war, public opinion about the war is strongly divided.
Economic and cultural ties with Britain plus Germany was the aggressor gain American sympathy for the Allies

17. Cause of U.S. Involvement in WWI
B U Z E R

18. Cause of U.S. Involvement in WWI
British Blockade
Unrestricted U-Boat Attacks
Zimmerman Note
Economic Interests
Russian Revolution

19. Reasons for U.S. entrance into WW I
British Blockade
U-boat Attacks
Zimmerman Note
Economic Interests
Russian Revolution

20. British Blockade
The British naval blockade creates terrible food shortages in Germany because all of the nitrates normally used for farmers fertilizer was being used in ammunition production
The Germans could not get any more nitrates shipped in because no one was willing to challenge the British naval blockade in the North
Blockade only allowed the U.S. to trade with Britain
U.S. wants to make $$$$
Keeps the U.S. from trading with Germany, and makes U.S. trade exclusively with Britain.

21. Unrestricted U-Boat Attacks
German U-boats, submarines, respond and to the British Blockade and sink British ships, including passenger liners, like the Lusitanian
Germans claimed the Lusitanian was carrying weapons
American public opinion began to strongly go against Germany.

22. Zimmerman Note
The Zimmerman Note was an intercepted telegram sent from Germany to Mexico asking for support in the event of war, and promising Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona back as repayment.

23. Economic Interests
to ensure allied repayment of debts to united states we had to make sure the allies won:
Britain
France
Russia
others

24. Russian Revolution
Russia’s Czar was overthrown in favor of a socialist society
We could now enter the war as companions with the British & French as democracies fighting against brutal monarchies.

25. #38 Ch 11 S 1 Details: Read & Notes Ch 11 S 1 Margin ?s: D-F (3)
Study Guide ?s 1-8 (8)
11.4.5
Analyze the political, economic, and social ramifications of World War I on the home front.