I. IntroductiontoWorldWarI:A. BackgroundofEurope:

B. CausesofWorldWarI:MAIN

C. TheTerroristAttack:FranzFerdinand-GavriloPrincip-AlliancesareTriggered-

D. TheTwoSides:TheCentralPowers TheAllies

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Unit3:BecomingAWorldPower(1900-1919)Note/AssignmentSheet4_____ _____ _____

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IsWarEverJustified?:

Introduction to WWI

Whatarethecausesthatcreateglobalconflict?

II. TheUnitedStatesEntersWorldWarI:A. Leanings:

B. Neutrality:

C. BritishTactics:

Propaganda-

D. InfluentialFactors:

Economicreasons-

E. Germany’sPush:

U-Boats-Lusitiania-SussexPledge-

ReadDocumentA:WoodrowWilsonSpeech#1DoesWilsonthinktheUnitedStatesshouldenterWWI?Whyorwhynot?

ReadDocumentB:WoodrowWilsonSpeech#2DoesWilsonthinktheUnitedStatesshouldenterWWI?Whyorwhynot?

ZimmermanTelegram-Germany’sHope-Early1917–

DoyouthinktheUnitedStateshadgoodreasonsforenteringWWI?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

F. SenateVote:

DocumentC:HistorianHowardZinn(Excerpted)WhydoesZinnclaimthatWilsonmadeaflimsyargument?WhatdoesZinnsaytheUnitedStatesliedabout?WhatdoesZinnsuggestaretherealreasonstheUnitedStatesenteredthewar?WhatevidencedoesZinnprovidetosupporthisclaimsthattheUnitedStateswasmotivatedbyotherreasons(besideGermanattacksonU.S.ships)?DoyoufindZinn’sargumentconvincing?Whyorwhynot?

Questions About Introduction to World War I 1–HowdidmilitarismcontributetotheoutbreakofWorldWarI?2–WhydidmanyAmericanssupporttheBritishinthewareventhoughtheUnitedStateswasofficiallyneutral?3–HowdidtradeandeconomicscontributetoAmerica’sentryintoWorldWarI?4–DoyouthinkthattheincidentoftheLusitaniaalonewasenoughtojustifyAmerica’sentryintoWorldWarI?Whyorwhynot?5–DoyouthinkGermanywasjustifiedinitsuseofsubmarinewarfare?Whyorwhynot?

Lusitania Letter BACKGROUND:AlfredVanderbiltandhisvaletwerepassengersonboardtheLusitania.

OncetheLusitaniahadbeenhit,Vanderbiltandhisvalethelpedothersintolifeboats,andthenVanderbiltgavehislifejackettosaveafemalepassenger.Accordingtothe2002bookTORPEDOED:TheSinkingoftheLusitania,authorDianaPrestonwritesthatVanderbilthadpromisedtheyoungmotherofasmallbabythathewouldlocateanextralifevestforher.Failingtodoso,heofferedherhisownlifevest,whichheproceededtoeventieonherhimselfsinceshewasholdingherinfantchildinherarmsatthetime.Manyconsiderhisactionstobeverybraveandgallantsincehecouldnotswim,heknewthattherewerenootherlifevestsorlifeboatsavailable,andyethestillgaveawayhisonlychancetosurvivetotheyoungmotherandchild. ASSIGNMENT:SupposeyouarePresidentWilson.Itisyourjobtowriteacondolencelettertothevictims’families.WritealettertoMargaretVanderbilt,wifeofthelateAlfredVanderbilt.OfferyoucondolencesandbesuretoexplainandjustifyyourintentnottoenterWorldWarI.DearMrs.MargaretVanderbilt,Sincerely,PresidentWilson