2.  IMPERIALISM ◦ Stronger country taking over a weaker country  NATIONALISM ◦ Pride in your country/nationality  MILITARISM ◦ Glorification of the military  SECRET ALLIANCE SYSTEM ◦ Secret friendships that countries have saying they will help them in times of war/crisis

3.  Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wife Sophia by the a Serbian nationalist group called the Black Hand.

4.  England  France  Russia  Italy  U.S.

5.  Germany  Austria - Hungary  Ottoman Empire  Bulgaria

6.  Lusitania ◦ British luxury liner sunk by the Germans; 1,198 killed…128 Americans  Sussex Pledge ◦ Germany pledged not to target passenger ships  Resumptions of Submarine Warfare

7.  Kinship with Britain due to common language, culture, and history  Friendship with France dating back to revolutionary war support

8.  Dislike of Germany’s militarism  Attempted sabotage in U.S.  Zimmerman Note – plot to draw Mexico into war against U.S.

9.  America, due to British blockade of Germany, sold goods to Allies  Lent money to Allies & would only get it back if Allies won the war

10.  Wilson’s proclamation to “make the world safe for democracy” and a “war to end all wars”

11.  If Germany were victorious, it would have replaced democratic England as the dominate power in Europe.  It would leave U.S. without allies on the continent

13.  ALWAYS IN TIMES OF WAR/CRISIS, THE POWER OF THE PRESIDENT INCREASES!!!!

14.  Improve production by encouraging mass production

15.  Settled disputes between management & labor  Agreed not to strike

16.  Operated nations RR’s as a single system

17.  Regulated supplies of coal & oil

18.  Encouraged America to eat corn and send their wheat abroad  Farmers produced more (supplied the world)

19.  Raised taxes, both income and excise  Borrow money through bonds called Liberty & Victory

20. Selective Service Act  Required all men, ages 18 – 45 to register for military service American Contributions  America comes to the rescue with fresh troops and supplies (HUGE)

22. 1. Self – determination of nationalists 2. Freedom of the seas 3. Right of nations to free trade 4. Fair adjustments of colonial territories 5. End to secret alliances 6. Arms reduction – reduce weapon production 7. Formation of the LEAGUE OF NATIONS

23. Wilson – U.S. Orlando – Italy Lloyd George – England Clemenceau - France

24.  War guilt – Germany blamed for the war ◦ Germany had to take full responsibility for the war  Germany had to pay reparations = to $33 billion  Germany lost her colonial possessions  Germany was demilitarized  Each nation had to join the League of Nations

25. Read the case sheet and answer the questions.

26.  Would end U.S. isolation  Wilson did not include Senate Republicans

27.  Did not include all major nations (U.S.)  Lacked power to tax & draft army  Decisions required unanimous vote

29.  Strikes blamed on communists  Attorney Gen. Palmer organized raids of suspected “Reds”  Thousands of “suspected” Communists arrested & deported

30.  Distrust of immigrants being radical & taking jobs  Favored immigration from N. & W. Europe Sacco – Vanzetti Trial ◦ Two Italian born anachists are put to death for robbery & murder. Weak evidence, many believed they were convicted b/c they were Italian

31.  Many blacks go north to avoid segregation & find jobs

32.  Klan membership rises  Becomes politically active