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Neutrality?Neutrality?

President Wilson Declares American Neutrality

• An attempt to stay isolated

• Despite the Presidents plea Americans showed support for one side or another

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United States Foreign Trade During World War I

1914 1915 1916With Allied Countries $824,860,237.00 $1,991,747,493.00 $3,214,480,547.00With Central Powers $169,289,775.00 $11,878,153.00 $1,159,653.00With Northern Neutrals $187,667,040.00 $330,110,646.00 $279,786,219.00

1. With which group of countries did the United States have the strongest commercial ties in 1914?

2. Based on the table, what conclusions can you draw about the relations between the U.S. and the Central Powers during the early years of W.W.I?

3. If the U.S. had entered World War I in 1914 to protect its commercial interests, with which side would it likely have sided? Why?

4. Use the table to support or refute the following conclusion: Commercial relations between the U.S. and Germany deteriorated rapidly during the early years of W.W.I.

Notice!TRAVELLERS intending to embark on the

Atlantic voyage are reminded that a state of war exists between Germany and her allies and Great Britain and her allies; that the zone of war includes the waters adjacent to the British Isles; that, in accordance with formal notice given by the Imperial German Government, vessels flying the flag of Great Britain, or of any of her allies, are liable to destruction in those waters and that travelers sailing in the war zone on ships of Great Britain or her allies do so at their own risk.

IMPERIAL GERMAN EMBASSY

Washington, D.C. April 22,1915

1.Who placed this notice, and why?

2. Did the warning in the notice apply to the ship advertised to the right of the notice?

3. What is the main message of the notice? Who is being warned?

America Joins The RanksRun time 4:17

Reason #1ies to Great Britain

• In general the American public favored the Allied cause

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What reasons do

these artifacts give for

why Americans might

favor the Allied cause?

Brainstorm a list of additional reasons for the American public favoring the Allies (think economic, social, and political).

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How do you think the American public reacted to this headline?

• May 7, 1915• The Lusitania a British

passenger ship is sunk by German Submarines off the coast of Ireland

• 128 Americans killed • Some Americans were

outraged• Other Americans said

passengers had “traveled at their own risk”

The Sinking of the usitaniaReason #2

Reason #3

ussex Pledge• March 1916 a German U-

boat torpedoed a French passenger ship the Sussex Americans injured.

• Germany did not want to strengthen Allies by drawing the US into the war.

• Germany makes Sussex Pledge – promised not to sink merchant ships without warning.

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Reason #4

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intelligence intercepts a cable sent from German official to the German ambassador in Mexico.

• Note proposed that Mexico join the war with Germany and in return Mexico would regain its “lost territory in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona”

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When the contents of this telegram are published, what response from the public would you expect?

Reason #5

nrestricted Submarine Warfare• February 1, 1917 – Germany

resumed unrestricted submarine warfare.

• German believed they could starve Britain into submission in 4 to 6 months if they sank all ships in sight

• Germany knew this would draw the US into the war, but they did not think the US could mobilize that quickly

• Between Feb. 3 and March 21 the Germans sank 6 American merchant ships http://www.woodrowwilson.org/learn/learn

Congress Declares WarPresident Wilson goes before a special session of

Congress on April 2, 1917 to ask for a declaration of war against Germany

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Click on link below to read the entire speech then click on Declaration of War

What do you think President Wilson meant by “tragical character of the step I am taking”? How do you think the public reacted to this

declaration?

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library

US Enters W.W.IDRAWING THE FIRST NUMBER

After he had been blindfolded, Mr. Baker, Secretary of War, plunged his hand into the large glass jar containing the 10,500 numbers enclosed in capsules. These numbers represented young men who had registered to serve in the army. He drew one and passed it to a clerk who opened it and announced the number "258." Numbers continued to be drawn determining the recruits who were to enter into an expanded US army to fight in the war in Europe.

The date was July 20, 1917.

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Mobilizing for War

• Many Volunteered• Congress passes

Selective Service Act (Draft)

• African Americans served

• Women served • Industry organizes

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Now let’s discover an easy way to remember what we have learned

about World War I

Go to the next slide to begin “How to Remember World War I”

How to How to Remember Remember World War IWorld War I

Start by memorizing the following:

B-FAIR to the MAIN SLUTZ for

she is A-HOG

MMAIN are like sticks of dynamite, which are stable until a spark sets them off. This “spark” was the assassination of the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The Archduke & his wife were assassinated by

Gavrillo Princip

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Archduke & wife Sophie

Archduke & Sophie getting into car just before assassination

The assassination pictures continued

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Princip Archduke & wife Sophie bodies lie in state

The Reasons for WWI are:

MMilitarism

AAlliances

IImperialism

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S S L L U U T T ZZ are the reasons for U.S. involvement in

World War I

SSussex Pledge = promise by Germany to warn ships before firing upon them with submarines

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LLusitania = The sinking of the ship Lusitania

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UUnrestricted Submarine Warfare

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their promise to warn before striking

ships

UUS L U T Z

TTies with Britain =The US & Britain have many close ties (including language) which enhance the

closeness of the 2 countries

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Triple AllianceTriple Alliance = Germany, Austria-Hungary & Italy, and becomes the Central Powers

Triple EntenteTriple Entente = France, Britain, & Russia, and

becomes the Allied Powers

Don’t Forget…

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