1. A Global Conflict
Chapter 13
Section 3

2. Learning Targets I can describe Total War
I can evaluate the reasoning behind American involvement in World War One

3. Woodrow Wilson
“Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We are not trying to keep out of trouble; we are trying to preserve the foundations on which peace may be rebuilt.”

4. World War One
World War I spread to several continents and requires the full resources of many governments.

5. Gallipoli Campaign
Allies move to capture the Ottoman Dardanelles straight Feb, 1915
Hope to defeat Ottomans quickly and drive them out of the war
Need supply line to Russia which can be attained by victory
Effort ends in costly allied defeat

6. Africa and Asia Allies capture German colonies in Asia and Africa.
Britain and France use their own colonial troops to fight in war.

7. America Joins The Fight
Germany needs to control Atlantic to stop supplies from going to Britain.
Uses submarines to sink shipping
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare – sinking ships without giving warning or the crew a chance to get off the ship

8. Lusitania
The Lusitania, a British merchant ship is sunk off the coast of Britain, killing over 100 Americans.
United States angrily protests.
Germans stop unrestricted submarine warfare.

9. Zimmerman Note
German ambassador sends note to Mexico asking for help in the war if the United States gets involved.
Promises Mexico can have back lands lost in Mexican-American War.
U.S. declares war after note and unrestricted submarine warfare begins again.
April, 1917 U.S. Declares War on central powers

10. Lusitania and Zimmerman Note

11. Total War Nations must devote all resources to the war.
Governments take control of economy to produce war goods.
Nations begin rationing – limits on purchasing of war related goods.
Propaganda – one-sides information to build morale and support for the war.

12. Home Front Thousands of women fill jobs that were held by men
Many women experience the war as working nurses at the front.

13. Changes in Russia
Russia Withdraws – Russia communist revolution of 1917 sees czar step down.
1918 Russians sign treaty with Germany, pulls out of war in march.

14. Allied Victory
Germany is free to move all troops West after Russia leaves war.
German thrusts are stopped and the situation in Germany becomes impossible.
Starvation and desire to stop war spread through Germany.

15. Costs of Total War
8.5 Million Dead
21 Million Wounded

16. Costs of Total War
War devastates European economies, drains national treasuries
Many acres of land and homes, villages, towns destroyed

17. Quiz Time!!!

18. The Gallipoli Campaign was an effort by The Allies to accomplish what goal?
What did the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare refer to?
Africa and Asia were part of World War One because
When societies sacrificed and rationed to support the war effort it is known as __ ____.
What country pulled out of the war because of a communist revolution?

19. Answers Find a water route to the Russians
Germany sinking ships without warning
Europeans had colonies there
Total War
Russia