The USA in the The USA in the GREAT WARGREAT WAR

1917-19181917-1918

Lecture series #1

Key word jumbleKey word jumble

• SntlioiosamiSntlioiosami• IsolationismIsolationism• NsoilwNsoilw• WilsonWilson• DrnanefidDrnanefid• FerdinandFerdinand• LnciaaleLnciaale• alliancealliance

• RebiasRebias• SerbiaSerbia• Cklab dnhaCklab dnha• Black handBlack hand• WdrpkgeoeWdrpkgeoe• PowderkegPowderkeg• Mars acreMars acre• Arms raceArms race

BackgroundBackground

• Four main causesFour main causes

• NationalismNationalism

• ImperialismImperialism

• MilitarismMilitarism

• Alliance systemAlliance system

The sparkThe spark

• AssassinationAssassination

• Franz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand

• Gavrilo PrincipGavrilo Princip

• Franz ferdinandFranz ferdinand

AlliancesAlliances

• SerbiaSerbia

• RussiaRussia

• Austria-hungaryAustria-hungary

• GermanyGermany

• Great BritainGreat Britain

• Triple EntenteTriple Entente• __________________• __________________• __________________• Triple AllianceTriple Alliance• __________________• __________________• __________________

The warThe war

• Von Schlieffen Von Schlieffen PlanPlan

• Trench WarfareTrench Warfare

The battlesThe battles

• YpresYpres

• Vimy ridgeVimy ridge

• SommeSomme

Weapons of WarWeapons of War

• UboatsUboats • AirplanesAirplanes

USA attitude to war USA attitude to war

• IsolationismIsolationism

• LusitaniaLusitania

• Sussex pledgeSussex pledge

• Trade with Trade with

• Central powers?Central powers?

• Allied powers?Allied powers?

Main reasons – usa Main reasons – usa joinedjoined

• lusitanialusitania

Main reasons – usa Main reasons – usa joinedjoined

• Zimmerman Zimmerman telegramtelegram

Last reasonLast reason

• Germany gave up its promise to stop Germany gave up its promise to stop attacking merchant ships that were attacking merchant ships that were going to any enemy port.going to any enemy port.

Vote in USA congressVote in USA congress

• SenateSenate

• 82 to 6 in favour of 82 to 6 in favour of warwar

• House of House of representativesrepresentatives

• 273 to 50 in favour273 to 50 in favour•

The draftThe draft

• Forcing young men Forcing young men to enter the warto enter the war

• ..• Selective service Selective service

act – all men act – all men between 21 and 30 between 21 and 30 – must sign up– must sign up

• 10,000,000 10,000,000

• 2,000,000 of these 2,000,000 of these men actually saw men actually saw combat in europecombat in europe

• Usa’s fresh troops Usa’s fresh troops were no match for were no match for the tired and the tired and malnourished malnourished german troopsgerman troops

• July 4July 4thth, 1917 the us , 1917 the us troops arrived in troops arrived in europeeurope

The end The end

• 1111thth hour hour• 1111thth day day• 1111thth month month• 19181918

homefronthomefront

• Cost of the warCost of the war• 44,000,000 per day44,000,000 per day• 33,000,000,000 total33,000,000,000 total• 10,000,000,000 as 10,000,000,000 as

loansloans

• Methods of raising $Methods of raising $• Taxes Taxes • Victory Victory

bonds/loans/stampsbonds/loans/stamps

Woodrow wilson’s 14 Woodrow wilson’s 14 pointspoints

• WilsonWilson • 14 points14 points

Paris Peace TalksParis Peace Talks

• versaillesversailles • Success or failure?Success or failure?• FailureFailure• Their harsh Their harsh

punishment of punishment of germany led to the germany led to the collapse of the collapse of the german economy german economy and then desperation and then desperation of the german of the german people to allow adolf people to allow adolf hitler to lead them hitler to lead them out of itout of it

League of nationsLeague of nations

• Wilson’s legacy?Wilson’s legacy?

• Failure – the Failure – the league of nations league of nations never worked never worked because the us because the us senate and house senate and house of representatives of representatives never agreed to never agreed to join itjoin it

Congress’ vote on L of NCongress’ vote on L of N

• Did it pass?Did it pass?

•nono

• Peace treaties with Peace treaties with central powers?central powers?

• The usa made their The usa made their own treaty with own treaty with the defeated the defeated central powerscentral powers

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