1. US involvement in World Affairs

2. Bellwork Answer the following questions based on the statement
Imagine you have the best house in the neighborhood. The house is the biggest and nicest.
How does this make you feel?
What concerns does having the best house pose?

3. World War I
Causes
Imperialism – taking over other empires for economic and political control of people
Nationalism – devotion to the interest and culture of one’s nation
Militarism – the development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy.
Alliance System – group of people/countries working together to accomplish a goal.

4. World War I Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Heir to Austrian throne assassinated in Sarajevo by Serbs.
Austria declares war on Serbia
Alliance system caused many other nations into the war.

5. Ferndinand and Princip

6. World War I Americas involvement in war
US citizens had ties to countries in Europe.
Many did not want war because it did not threaten our people or property.
US declares Neutrality

8. World War I
US economy
Countries from both sides of fight sent request for supplies.
U.S. makes money
Not enough workers and could not work fast enough.

10. World War I British Blockade England blocks ports leading into Germany
America can not deliver supplies to Germany
Germany can not grow crops and famine hits the country
Upsets U.S.
Germany response with Submarine Warfare.

11. World War I Any boat blockading Germany was blown up by submarines
Also any boats carrying supplies was attacked.
U-boats attacked and blew up the Lusitania a British cruise ship.
128 Americans were on board
Germany tried to say it was carrying ammunition.
America starts to turn on Germany

13. World War I Zimmermann Note America declares war
Germany knew U.S. was leaning toward helping Allies
Germany sent a telegram to Mexico
If Mexico supports Germany they would get their lost land back when the war ends.
America declares war

16. Bellwork
“One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888).”  ― Otto von Bismarck
Balkans = section of southeast Europe including Austria, Serbia, Turkey, Hungary

17. Question
Include the answers to the following questions in your notes. Use the quote on the previous page.
What prediction is Bismarck making?
Did the prediction come true?
Explain how the prediction did/didn’t the come true?

18. Allies and Central Powers
France
England
Russia
United States
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Besides the Zimmerman Telegram and the Lusitania sinking, why else might have the United States joined the Allies?

20. Building an Army Selective Service Act
Requires men to register for draft
24 million register
3 million were called

21. Men lined up too register for the draft.

22. America at War Mass Production
US had to figure out how to transport:
Men
Food
Equipment
What made transporting the above listed items so difficult?
Submarine warfare made it difficult

24. US turns the Tide Convoy System Destroyers led way for merchant ships.
Cut shipping losses in half

26. US Turns the Tide Allied forces exhausted after 2 ½ yrs of fighting.
England, France, and Russia
America = freshness and enthusiasm

27. Assignment Summarize one of the 3 events in one of the two styles
Paragraph
Storyboard
5 sentence paragraph
Include Topic Sentence
Like a comic strip
4 pictures
Summarize list of events.
-Start of the War (imperialism, other isms, Ferdinand, etc……
-America Enters War (Lusitania, Zimmerman Telegraph, etc….
-America Prepares for War (Draft, Mass Production, Convoy, etc…

29. Bellwork
List different ways technology has changed from the Civil War time period to World War I.
I’m primarily talking about military technology

30. New Weapons
Machine Gun
Tanks
Airplane
Poison Gas

32. Fighting Trench warfare No Man’s Land
Both sides dug trenches in the ground
Stayed there for 3 years
Fought for mere yards
No Man’s Land
Space between each sides trenches
Men were mowed down if trying to cross.

34. New Hazards New weapons led to more injured Health Rats Lice
Polluted water = dysentery
Trench Foot

35. End of War
Nov. 3, 1918 – Austria Hungary surrenders and German sailors mutinied against Gov’t
Nov. 9, 1918 – Kaiser resigned in Germany
Nov, 1918 – To exhausted and hungry Germany surrenders

36. Toll of War 22 million dead 10 million refugees Cost $338 billion
½ civilians
48,000 US
62,000 US died of disease
10 million refugees
Cost $338 billion