1. Topic 6B World War I

2. Struggle for Neutrality
July
War breaks out in Europe
“We must be impartial in thought as well as in action.” – Woodrow Wilson
British pressure (!)
Lusitania (!)
Zimmerman Telegram (!)

3. The War Mobilization Conscription Propaganda
Preparation by all citizens for war
Rationing goods
Buying bonds (lending money to the government)
Conscription
The draft
Ages (later 45)
Chosen by lottery
Propaganda
Public information used to mold public opinion

4. The War Opposition Espionage Act of 1917 Sedition Amendment 1918
From groups who wished to remain neutral.
Couldn’t speak out against the war.
Civil Liberties were suspended
Espionage Act of 1917
Sedition Amendment 1918
ILLEGAL to speak out against the war
ILLEGAL to be anti-war
Free speech? (!)
Article 6 Section 2: This Constitution shall be the supreme law of the land
Article 9: The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

5. The WAr Schenck v. United States 1919 Handed out anti-war pamphlets
Used the Constitution and religion to convince people to resist the draft.
Jailed for 6 months
Free speech isn’t free when it creates a clear and present danger
When it threatens others (in this case, America)

6. The War U.S. + allies win! Paris Peace Conference, 1919
Wilson’s Fourteen Points
The President’s peace plan to ensure peace across the world.
All rejected by the conference except the 14th point
Created the League of Nations

7. The Fourteen Points