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World War 1 and the United States
By Matt Wise
Clipart by Microsoft
Europe in the Early 20th Century
• Time of Great Change
– Technology, Human Rights, Culture
• Growing Populations
• Expansionist Idea
United States During the early 20th Century
• Rise of Big Business
• Racial Tensions
• Foreign Policy– Isolationism
Causes of World War 1
• Nationalism
• Competition between Nations
• Militarism
• Alliances
Nationalism
• Pride in ones own country– Unifying factor within a country
• Own country is seen as superior
• Causes tension between nations
Competition
• Countries Competing for Dominance– Colonization of new lands
• Competitive Industry and Technology
• Competing to be the Best
Militarism
• The Buildup of the Armed Forces
• New Technology– New Weapons
• Population Increase– Allows for Bigger Armies
Alliances
• Triple Entente– UK, France, Russia, and the US
• Triple Alliance– Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
• Large Nations against each other
Spark that Started the War
• Assassination of Austrian Archduke– Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914
– Serbian Terrorists
• Alliances Declare War– Start of WW1
Major Conflicts
• Marne: 2 Battles– Sept 6 1914 and again in 1918
• Ypres– Oct 14, 1914
• Suez Canal– Feb 3 1915 Picture: PhillipC., “World War 1 Tank, Masterton, New Zealand,
April 2009”. May 7, 2009. via Flickr on Creative Commons
America and WW1
• Isolationism– Stay out of European Conflicts
• US Neutral– Could Trade With Both Sides
– British Blockade Stopped German Supplies
– Germans use Unrestricted U-Boat Warfare
America Enters the War
• Unrestricted German U-Boat Warfare
• Lusitania 1915– Sunk by German Sub in Atlantic– 128 Americans Died
• Zimmerman Telegram-Jan 1917
• US enters the war on April 6, 1917• Picture: bobster885., “Recruiting Poster, 1915”., March 17, 2009 via Flickr on Creative Commons
America in the War
• Draft 4 million men
• Huge Industrial Boom
• Sent Supplies and Men to Europe
• Major Battles– 2nd Battle of the Marne 1918
End of the War
• Germany Surrendered– Armistice on Nov 11, 1918
• Casualties: 37 million total– 16 million deaths, 21 million wounded
• Treaty of Versailles-June 28, 1918– Germany responsible for war
– Pay reparations
Wilsons 14 Point Plan
• Wilson’s plan of peace– Treaty to make all people safe
• League of Nations– Early United Nations
– Global Community
• US Congress– Fails to ratify the Treaty of Versailles
–Will not join League of Nations
Closing
• WW1 left Europe torn apart
• US starts to rise as a world power
• European Economic Depression– Leads to future rise of dictators
Sources
• Boyer, Paul S., Clark, Clifford E., Hawley, Sandra., Kett, Joseph F., Rieser, Andrew., Salisbusy, Neal.,Sitkoff, Harvard., & Woloch, Nancy. (2010). The Enduring Vision: A history of the American People. Boston: Wadsworth
• PBS.(1996-2004). The great war and the shaping of the 20th century. Retrieved October 3, 2009. from: PBS at: http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/