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Grab a piece of paper Write your name on it Write a half a page on your views of compulsory military service (For or Against) Share in class
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World War One Breaks Out Chapter 21.1
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Causes of the War M stands for "militarism, A is for "alliances" I is for "imperialism” N is for "nationalism” So you should “Remember the MAIN (causes of the First World War)!”
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B. The Great War Begins – Archduke Ferdinand and Wife Visits Sarajevo (Bosnia) Gavrillo Princip – Serbian who assassinated the two – Allied Powers – Central Powers 30 Countries total
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– Schlieffen Plan Go around border 1 st Battle of Marne – September 1914 C. Stalemate – Kaiser Wilhelm – Trench Warfare No man’s land – Artillery fire on Verdun 21 Hours 1 million shells
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– Battle of Somme 60,000 British died in one day 1 million died – New Weapons Machine Guns Tanks Poison Gas Submarines Airplanes
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United States Goes to War Chapter 21.2
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A. US Neutrality – Wilson tried to be neutral 30% of Americans were from Europe 28 million – German Subs sinking ships Americans killed – Lusitania May 7, 1915 128 Americans Killed
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B. Road to War – Germans issued Sussex Pledge Not to sink ships without warnings – US was selling to Allies – National Defense Act of 1916 223,000 Army 445,000 National Guard $313 million for Navy
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– Zimmerman Note March 1, 1917 – April 4, 1917 US Declares War!!! C. Mobilization – Selective service Act 24 million people registered 2.8 million drafted – Training the troops
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D. Over There – AEF 15,000 Troops Led by John Pershing Convoy system – 2 million ships – Versus 60,000 mines
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The War at Home Chapter 21.3
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A. Mobilizing a Nation – Financing the war – 35 billion and loans to allies Liberty bonds – Secretary of Treasury William McAdoo Raising Taxes $10 billion
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– Conserving Resources Food Administration – Herbert Hoover Increase Production Conserve food/no waste – Organizing Industry War Industry Board, Bernard Baruch
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B. Mobilizing Workers – NWLB – Everyone did their part – Deadly Influenza C. The Great Trek North – Great Migration 1915-1930 Blacks moved to the North
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D. Influencing Attitudes – Committee on Public Information Propaganda to people E. Suppressing Opposition – Espionage Act – Sedition Act
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The War’s End and Aftermath Chapter 21.4
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A. The End of the War – Revolution in Russia Bolsheviks under Lenin withdrew from War – March of 1918 – Last German offensive Battle of Argonne Forest – Big Bertha – 120,000 casualties US troops stop Germans November 11 at 11am 1918—Cease Fire!
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B. Wilson’s 14 Points – Program for World Peace Create a League of Nations Europe refused League of Nations/14 Points Why?
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C. The Paris Peace Conference – January 18, 1919 Big Four – Wilson, Lloyd George, Clemen Ceau, Orlando – Wanted reparations from Germany – Treaty of Versailles Forced to pay and lost land D. Global impact – 8.5 Million dead – 21 Million wounded
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