1. SC GAINS NEW MILITARY BASES DURING WW1. MANY SC MEN WERE REJECTED FROM THE MILITARY BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM THAT SC FACED DURING THE PROGRESSIVE ERA. PLEASE TAKE OUT A PIECE OF PAPER AND WRITE: “THE PROBLEM IN SC THAT WAS REVEALED WHEN MEN ATTEMPTED TO ENLIST FOR WW1 WAS” SPACE “IT WAS REVEALED WHEN” SPACE “SC ADDRESSED THE ISSUE BY” http://books.google.com/books?id=9oPWcTenyBEC&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&dq =illiterate+draft+sc+world+war+one&source=bl&ots=MSDSFwWXwb&sig=KY hQ94qdYvZTOXRbx3Y80Hv7wig&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pLQzU7v_A- XesASgiYGwBg&ved=0CEgQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=illiterate%20draft%20sc %20world%20war%20one&f=false

2. WORLD WAR I AND SOUTH CAROLINA What role did South Carolina play with its involvement in World War I? 8-6.1

3. 8-6.1 Explain the reasons for United States involvement in World War I and the war’s impact on South Carolina and the nation as a whole, including the building of new military bases and the economic impact of emigration to industrial jobs in the North.

4. HOW WORLD WAR I BEGANHOW WORLD WAR I BEGAN It begins in the Balkans with Russia and Austria-Hungary trying to dominate the region. Serbian Nationalists want to assassinate Archduke Ferdinand in 1914. He has a bomb thrown into his open topped car and he throws it out. Later he is visiting individuals hurt in the attack and he is shot.

5. THE ASSASSINATION OF FRANZ FERDINAND

6. Over the next few weeks, most of the major European countries are at war President Wilson issues a proclamation of neutrality…U.S. will stay out of the war.

7. CENTRAL POWERSCENTRAL POWERS Austria-Hungary German Empire Bulgaria Ottoman Empire

8. ALLIED POWERSALLIED POWERS Russia England France United States (joined in 1917 )

9. WHAT LED TO THE U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN WORLD WAR I (WWI) The US declared neutrality at the outbreak of the war Various factors challenged American neutrality and eventually led to US involvement in the “Great War” 1.) Traditional trading partnership w/Great Britain and the blockade of German ports by the British navy severely limited American trade w/Germany - American business made loans to Allies in order to Continue trading

10. WHAT LED TO THE U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN WORLD WAR I (WWI) 2.) The German use of submarine affected public opinion against Germany & alienated Pres. Wilson - 1915 German U-boats sank a British passenger ship, the Lusitania, brought about sharp protest from Pres. Wilson – Did NOT bring the US into European war - Germany pledged to restrict their use of subs.

11. A GERMAN U-BOATA GERMAN U-BOAT

12. THE LUSITANIA SUNKTHE LUSITANIA SUNK

13. WILSON’S CAMPAIGNWILSON’S CAMPAIGN In the 1916 election; Pres. Wilson used the slogan “He Has Kept Us Out of War”

14. THE FINAL STRAW: WHY DID THE US JOIN WWI? British interception & publication of German’s Zimmerman note to Mexico – This telegraph proposed that Germany would support a Mexican attack in the southwestern part of the U.S. 1917, Revolution in Russia replaced the monarchy w/ a republic – Pres. Wilson could now consider allying the US w/a “Democratic” Russia April 1917 – Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare & Wilson’s desire broke and prompted him to ask Congress to declare war on Germany

15. THE ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAPH

16. CHECKPOINT QUESTIONSCHECKPOINT QUESTIONS 1.What caused WWI to begin in Europe? 2.Who were the allies to the US? 3.What events led to the US involvement in WWI? 4.What was the final event that led the US to become involved in WWI?

17. THE U.S. JOINS THE WARTHE U.S. JOINS THE WAR Wilson announced his intent on “making the world safer for democracy” – Issued the 14 Points a statement by U.S. Pres. Wilson that the “Great War” was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe.

18. THE U.S. JOINS THE WARTHE U.S. JOINS THE WAR American forces deflected the last push of the Germans on the western front in France – Armistice = November 11, 1918 (End of War) 1918, ended fighting b/w allies & central powers.

19. TIMELINE June 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated Austria- Hungry declares war on Serbia May 1915 U-boat sinks the Lusitania - 128 Americans die November 1916 Woodrow Wilson Re-elected January 1917 US intercepts the Zimmerman Telegram urging Mexico to go to war with the US April 1917 Pres. Woodrow Wilson asks congress for a declaration of war against Germany July 1917 American Troops arrive in France November 1918 The fighting stops. Germany and allies sign an armistice.

20. WE WANT YOU!WE WANT YOU! The U.S. was not ready to enter the war, so Congress passed the Selective Service Act to ensure there would be enough soldiers for the effort. Selective Service Act = Draft law that required any male between the ages of 21-30 to register for service and serve if called.

21. WWI RECRUITING POSTERWWI RECRUITING POSTER

23. SAMPLE DRAFT CARDSAMPLE DRAFT CARD Almost 24 million males signed up for the “draft” and 2.7 million were “called up” for service.

24. RESULT OF WWI – NATIONALLY AND IN SC Resurgence of Patriotism in SC and US Both white & black South Carolinians signed up for the draft – Contributed to bond drives – Conserve food & fuel for the front – Many South Carolinians served in the force w/distinction

25. RESULT OF WWI – NATIONALLY AND IN SC All wartime activities continued to be segregated Just as on the national scene, anti-German feelings were manifested in the shutdown of a German language newspaper in Charleston & changing the name of the town of Hamburg to North Augusta Some South Carolinians opposed the war – Voices were silenced by the Sedition Act

26. HOW DID THE WAR EFFECT SC?HOW DID THE WAR EFFECT SC? The economy benefited from the war – New military bases were constructed @ Ft. Jackson (present day Columbia) and new bases in Spartanburg and Greenville. – Charleston Navy Yard & USMC base at Parris Island grew to meet the needs of wartime These facilities brought Federal $ into the state and stimulated the local economy Reflected the segregated society in SC

27. NEW SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY BASESNEW SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY BASES Camp Sevier – Located in Greenville to train soldiers to fight in WWI. They even had to use wooden guns because the real ones could only be used for war. Camp Wadsworth – Located in Spartanburg to train the National Guard troops for the war. Fort Jackson – Located in Columbia which transformed a barren farm into the largest military base in the state.

28. CAMP WADSWORTHCAMP WADSWORTH

30. CAMP SEVIERCAMP SEVIER

32. CAMP JACKSONCAMP JACKSON

33. Parris Island - Located on Parris Island in the southern part of South Carolina where Marines were trained to fight in WWI. Charleston Naval Yard – Located in Charleston, this naval yard built and repaired ships for the war effort.

34. PARRIS ISLANDPARRIS ISLAND

35. CHARLESTON NAVAL YARDCHARLESTON NAVAL YARD

36. Camp Sevier Fort Jackson Camp Wadsworth Charleston Naval Yard Parris Island

37. HOW DID THE WAR EFFECT SC?HOW DID THE WAR EFFECT SC? Farmers throughout the country saw good times as prices INCREASED from their crops now in high demand for the war effort – True for cotton farmers, sharecroppers, and tenant farmers. Despite improvements in farm economy, many Scers, especially Af. Am. Were drawn to jobs in the war industries of the North.

38. HOW DID THE WAR EFFECT SC?HOW DID THE WAR EFFECT SC? Emigration/migration to industrial jobs in the North continued a trend that had started in the 1890s Af. Am. Emigrants found a degree of independence, community, economic opportunity that allowed their culture to flourish.

39. AFRICAN AMERICANS IN WWIAFRICAN AMERICANS IN WWI Volunteered for service in WWI to prove their patriotism and make a claim for equal treatment under the law African American South Carolinians who served their country returned to a racist SC In 1919, a convention of Af. Am. Met in Charleston to protest against Jim Crow, restrictions on voting & to ask for improvements in schools

40. AFRICAN AMERICANS IN WWIAFRICAN AMERICANS IN WWI - Later in the year, a race riot in Charleston, sparked by a white attack on Af. Am. Citizens claimed the lives of 3 Af. Am. - Similar riots occurred in other parts of the country - Throughout the South many Af. Am., some still in their Army uniforms were lynched in the year after the war ended.

41. CHECKPOINT 1.Pres. Wilson announced his intent on making the world safer for democracy. What was the announcement called? 2. What was the Selective Service Act? 3. How were Germans treated in SC? 4. How was SC impacted economically from WWI? 5. What drew emigrants north? 6. Why did Af. Am. Volunteer for WWI?