1. Imperialism and World War I CSS 11.4
Unit 3—Chapters 5 – 6
Imperialism and World War I
CSS 11.4

2. Discuss the following questions with your partners:
Wednesday, November 10, 2014
Put your desks into learning groups
Turn in your homework and take your seat
Take out your Foreign Policy chart
Begin Warm-Up
Warm-Up
Discuss the following questions with your partners:
After completing this assignment what trend do you see in American Foreign policy?
Which type of policy do we most often practice?
What do you think might explain the constant shifting of American foreign policy?
Why do you think the U.S. has taken a more active role in world politics since the 1900’s?
Do you agree with this type of Foreign Policy?

3. Today’s Agenda Foreign Policy Wrap-Up FN: Causes of WWI? Homework
Group and class discussion
FN: Causes of WWI?
Homework
Study Guide questions 1-5
Read Ch. 6 Sec. 2 – Homework questions

4. Answer the following questions in one paragraph (8+ sentences)
Terrific Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014
Take out a piece of paper for Warm-Up
Take out your foreign Policy assignment
Quietly begin warm-up and tape assignment into your notebook
Warm-Up
Answer the following questions in one paragraph (8+ sentences)
Why do you think the U.S. has taken a more active role in world politics since the 1900’s? Do you believe that the U.S. has a responsibility to take on the role of being the World Police?

5. Today’s Agenda Warm-Up FN: “Causes of WWI” Homework
Pair Share / Share with class
FN: “Causes of WWI”
Homework
Study Guide questions 6-10
Read Ch. 6 Sec. 2 – Homework questions

6. From Neutrality to War
Analyze the political, economic, and social ramifications of World War I on the home front.
EQ: What caused WWI, and why did the US enter the war?

7. Pair-Share Talk to your partner about the following questions:
What caused WWI?
Why did the US enter the war?
What was WWI’s nickname?

8. Review: Causes of World War I
Militarism
arms race to increase armies and develop new weapons
Alliance
triple entente—France, Britain, Russia
Triple Alliance—Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

9. Review: Causes of World War I
Imperialism
rivalry to get colonies or take colonies
Nationalism
belief in the superiority of ones nation or culture

10. Review: Causes of World War I
Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated (the spark)
Immediate cause in 1914
Gavrilo Princip of the Black Hand

11. The Fighting Begins
WAR
WAR
INVADE
WAR
WAR
WAR
WAR
WAR
WAR W A R
WAR

12. Key Figures of the War Emperor Franz Joseph Austria-Hungary
Tsar Nicholas II
Russia
George V
England
Kaiser Wilhem II
Germany

13. Wilson Urges Neutrality
Wilson urged Americans to be “impartial in thought as well as action”
Wilson’s 1916 campaign slogan was “He Kept us out of War”
Germany sunk the British Lusitania in 1915
over 1200 people died, including 128 Americans and 125 children
Germany apologized for the loss of American lives

14. America Enters World War I
Divided Loyalties
American businesses wanted to trade with both sides
neither Germany or Britain wanted us to trade with the other side
both nations interfered with US trade ships

15. U.S. Foreign Elements Country of Origin Foreign-Born
Two Foreign Parents
One Foreign Parents
Total
Germany
2,501,181
3,911,847
1,869,590
8,282,618
Austria-Hungary
1,670,524
900,129
131,133
2,701,786
Italy
1,343,070
695,187
60,103
2,098,360
Ireland
1,352,155
2,141,577
1,010,628
4,504,360
Great Britain
1,219,968
852,610
1,158,474
3,231,052
Russia
1,732,421
949,316
70,938
2,752,675
Totals
13,345,545
12,916,311
5,981,526
32,243,282
% of population
14.5%
14.0%
6.5%
35.0%

16. U.S. Wartime Exports Britain France Italy Germany 1914 1915 1916
$594,271,863
$911,794,954
$1,526,685,102
France
$159,818,924
$369,397,170
$628,851,988
Italy
$74,235,012
$184,819,688
$269,246,105
Germany
$344,794,276
$28,863,354
$288,899
British trade increased by 257%
French trade increased by 393%
Italian trade increased by 363%
German trade was less than 1% of what it was before the war

17. Neutrality Gives Way to War
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
by 1917, Russia collapsed
Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare on US merchant ships
Germany hoped the war would end before the US could get involved
they feared our industry more than our troops
Americans remembered the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915
Zimmerman Note, 1917
Britain intercepted a telegram from Germany to Mexico
it implied Germany wanted Mexico to fight against the US
US finally ready for war
Year
US Ships Sunk
1914 3
1915
396
1916
964
1917
2,439
1918
1,035

18. Zimmerman Note, 1917

19. Reasons for U.S. Entry into war
Cause and Effect Chart
Causes of War
Nature of War
Reasons for U.S. Entry into war 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
1. Trench Warfare
2. Stalemate – mass casualties, little to know movement in lines. War is being dragged on for years.
3. Technology = Mass slaughter for both sides