1. World War I
Warm Up: Anchors Away
Homework:

2. Causes of War Nationalism Imperialism Militarism
Alliances- Allies and Central Powers
Archduke Ferdinand and the powder keg
Painting: I want you for the US Army (1917) – James Montgomery Flagg
He used himself as the model for Uncle Sam

3. Fighting Starts
Schlieffen Plan
Trench Warfare
No Mans land
Weapons

4. Questioning Neutrality
Anti Imperialist sentiment by socialist
Pacifist Movement- all war is evil
US Reasons to Support France (Economic) and England (common language, government system, trade, war supplies)

5. War Hits Home British Blockade of trade goods angers US
U-Boat and unrestricted submarine war fare
Lusitanian- British Ship American passengers
Wilson’s campaign “He kept us out of the War”

6. US Enters the War
Wilson tries to mediate and calls for “a peace between equals”
Zimmerman Letter
US goes to war in End of 1917 ends 1 year later
Battle of the Somme 1.2 million die only 7 miles transferred hands

7. American Mobilizes
Selective Service Act - all men between 21 and 30 must register with armed services
June million men drafted
Mass Production- shifting use

8. Minority Fighters
370,000 African Americans were trained but ¾ worked as laborers not soldiers in segregated units
235,000 Puerto Ricans were drafted or enlisted

9. Summary Questions Who’s death sparked the beginning of WWI?
What British Ship was sunk by German U Boats?
What were American’s who believed all war was evil called?
Who were against WWI because they saw it as an imperialist struggle?
What was the 1914 alliance that consisted of France, Russia and Great Britain called?
What was the 1914 alliance that consisted of German, Austria Hungary and the Ottoman Empire called?
This contained a proposed alliance between Mexico and Germany that angered the US.
What was the long term cause of the war that used development of armed forces as a diplomatic tool called?
This long term cause of the war involved the development of competition for colonies.
In this battle alone 1.2 million died and only 7 miles of land was exchanged
The long term cause of the war that encouraged competition between nations and helped create nations
This required men to register to be randomly select for the draft, women were not registered.

10. Allies Day May 1917- Childe Hassam
Impressionism
5th Ave New York after US joined the allies