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List FIVE expectations that are required of you in socials studies.
Tuesday, January 22nd Agenda Warm Up: Review WWI Hmwk- Read pgs Answer the following: List FIVE expectations that are required of you in socials studies.
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Semester TWO Expectations:
What do I do when I enter the classroom? Agenda Warm-up EVERY SINGLE DAY- Nothing Has changed OMG the semester is almost over and I have an 89! How do I get a point? Do your ALL of your work! Study for your Final Exam! Utilize the ticket system A point can be given if you have NO zeros for the semester. I NEVER give more than one point. If you have an 88, you earned an 88
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Semester TWO Expectations:
How will I know when I need my book? Remind- you can still sign up Blog Agenda Ask a friend Look at the signs If I don’t have my book, what are my options? Agenda signed Locker Pass- 5 tickets Rent a textbook– 3 tickets
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Semester TWO Expectations:
When will agendas be redeemed by Ms. Berry? Maybe Never This is solely at my discretion Unprepared, back to locker, gum (maybe) 10 tickets can buy redemption for these offenses Management New Managers for 2nd semester Attendance (5 tickets per week if you remember) Paper distributor (2 ticket per passing)
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Semester TWO Expectations:
In this class, your agenda will be signed for your phone being out and/or your headphones/airpods being in your ears. No exceptions. This will be a NON-REDEEMABLE offense. This includes HOMEROOM and DISMISSAL Semester TWO Expectations: Phones/Headphones: BYOD days only! BUT……. I was just checking my grades. I was working on my science from the blog I need to text my mom about….. THEN YOU NEED TO ASK FOR PERMISSION!!!! This includes air pods and ear buds. They should NOT be in your ears, unless you have been given permission to use them. This is a privilege, not a right (when you have on a hoodie, it makes it even more obvious).
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Semester TWO Expectations:
How can I earn tickets? Answer question Get started immediately Make 100’s Be helpful to your peers
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Describe Georgia’s contributions to World War I.
Prelude To War Describe Georgia’s contributions to World War I.
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War involving nearly all the
The First World War What was it? War involving nearly all the nations of the world When was it?
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There were four MAIN causes for the war…
Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism
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Militarism: a strong military spirit or policy
European leaders glorified war Sparked arms-race Britain vs. Germany
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Alliance: a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes. Alliances formed out of fear and distrust The Central Powers The Allied Consequence Made people even more nervous and distrustful.
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Imperialism: the practice of a country growing stronger by taking over another country for their resources. (colonization) Germany was becoming a superpower Britain felt threatened France & Germany clashed over territories France and Britain grew closer
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Nationalism is having an intense pride in one’s country or culture.
Is there any danger in thinking this way? Can you identify any negative aspects associated with nationalism?
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Who? The First World War: Allied: Central Powers: Russia Germany
France Great Britain Italy Japan United States (1917) Allied: Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Central Powers:
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The First World War: Why? Long term - 1. Alliance system
2. Competing empires 3. Stockpiling of weapons Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his Wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg one hour before their deaths, June 28, 1914 Short term – Assassination of Franz Ferdinand of the Austro -Hungarian Empire
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Why did it take so long for America to get involved in the war?
Woodrow Wilson and America was isolationist: leaders who asserted that their nations' best interests were best served by keeping the affairs of other countries at a distance. “Why should I get involved in someone else’s problems?”
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What did it take to get the US involved?
Then Germany sank The Sussex, which also had Americans on board The Sussex Pledge, Germany agreed not to attack merchant ships without warning January 1, 1917, Germany resumed sub attacks on all ships The passenger ship, Lusitania, was sunk by a German U-boat, suspecting it was transporting war ammunition, killing 1100 passengers and crew (including 128 Americans) Ads had been published warning American citizens that traveling on British or allied ships were doing so at their own risk.
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What did it take to get the US involved?
Zimmerman Note Great Britain intercepted a note from Germany to Mexico It promised Mexico would get Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona back in return for an alliance
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What did it take to get the US involved?
Zimmerman Note plus the sinking of four unarmed American ships in the same month led to a declaration of war
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Draft Many Georgians opposed the draft stating requiring young men to serve in the military is unconstitutional Landowners were opposed due to the decrease in labor at a time when the price of cotton had finally increased due to wartime demand Some landowners did not tell African American sharecroppers they were drafted because they didn’t want to lose laborers leading to their arrest.
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Ga Contributions to WWI: Military Bases
Men from all of the county came to train in Georgia Utilized previously established bases such as: Hancock and Wheeler. Georgia provided more military training camps than any other state and new camps were established: Camp Benning: Opened in 1917 and located near Columbus to train infantry troops. Fort McPherson: located outside of Atlanta Camp Gordon: located outside of Augusta. How do military bases support the local economy?
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Ga Contributions to WWI: Military Bases
What types of training and support did Georgia’s bases provide? Trained medical personnel Transportation units` Engineers Trained pilots Held prisoners of war Treated thousands of soldiers in its hospitals How do military bases support the local economy? Creation of jobs Military employees spend their wages on local goods and services States and communities also benefit from defense contracts with private companies for equipment, supplies, construction and various services such as health care and information technology.
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Impacts on Georgia’s Economy
Cotton prices went up Food crops were in demand Processing food became important leading to canned food industry Military bases brought jobs and consumers
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Georgia’s non-military contributes
Bought Liberty Bonds Textile mills made fabric for military uniforms. Railroads carried arms, ammunition, and soldiers to ports. Citizens planted Liberty Gardens so more food could be sent to the military Women volunteered for the Red Cross, to welcome soldiers, knit, and help sell bonds. Business closed on Mondays to conserve fuel
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The End of the War The Great World War ended on November 11th, 1918 with the signing of an armistice (a cease fire). Treaty of Versailles: Signed on June 28, 1919 by Germany and Britain, France, Italy and Russia. The United States did not sign because they did not agree with rigid restrictions put on Germany for being the aggressor of war.
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In other News President Wilson issued his Fourteen Points plan and established the League of Nations, but the Senate refused to ratify it. The Spanish Flu broke out causing a pandemic African Americans returned from their war efforts back to a life of segregation Germany is still stewing over the outcome of the Treaty of Versailles…and plotting
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