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The United States' Involvement in WWI: Key Reasons and Impact

This article explores the pivotal reasons behind the U.S. entry into World War I, primarily focusing on the significant shift in balance toward the Allies and the impact of Russia's departure from the war. The arrival of fresh American troops invigorated the Allied effort against the Central Powers. We also discuss America's mobilization strategies, including conscription, mass production, and government regulation of the economy. Furthermore, the socio-political climate, such as propaganda efforts and the treatment of dissenting voices, illustrates the war's totality for American society.

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The United States' Involvement in WWI: Key Reasons and Impact

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  1. How did we get here? • What were the 2 main reasons that the U.S. got involved in WWI?

  2. Why was the United States’ involvement in WWI important?

  3. #1 -U.S. arrival tips balance in Allies’ favor Central Powers Allies

  4. The U.S. troops were fresh and ready to close out the war. #2 -

  5. #3 – The United States filled in when Russia left the war.

  6. When Russia left the war in 1917, was this good or bad for Germany? Great Britain Russia Germany France Austria Hungary Serbia Ottoman Empire

  7. THE UNITED STATES ENTERS THE WAR !!!

  8. WWI was a... Total War Countries put all their resources into the war effort

  9. Preparation for war (military & civilian) How does America mobilize? Mobilization

  10. #1 – Raise an Army

  11. American Expeditionary Force Doughboys General John J. Pershing

  12. The Doughboys

  13. 1 million US soldiers by end of WWI

  14. Compulsory enrollment in the military Conscription Men 21 to 30 signed up for the draft

  15. Army Corps of Nurses (no pay or benefits) 13,000 Non-combat positions Navy & Marines

  16. Harlem Hell Fighters Blacks segregated & excluded from Navy & Marines

  17. Alvin York Conscientious objector (CO):person who opposes war on moral grounds

  18. York eventually fought... Armed with a rifle & revolver York killed 25 Germans &, with 6 others, captured 132 prisoners

  19. #2 – MASS PRODUCTION

  20. War Industries Board (WIB):Encouraged companies to mass-produce

  21. Government agencies regulated the economy Examples:Fuel Adm. & daylight savings time “gasless Sundays” & “lightless nights”

  22. Women replaced men in factories & other jobs After the war? Women police

  23. Americans were urged to help the war effort by saving food.

  24. Porkless, Wheatless, Meatless, & SweetlessDays No sugar bowls on tables & served bread after 1st course

  25. #3– PAYING FOR THE WAR

  26. 1/3 =income taxes 2/3 =Liberty Bonds

  27. This poster is designed to mold public opinion and make people think or act in a certain way.What do we call this type of information?

  28. Propaganda One-sided information used to mold public opinion

  29. Inspired patriotism VS. Spurred hatred of other people Committee on Public Information (CPI)

  30. Hamburgers: “Liberty Sandwich” Sauerkraut: “Liberty Cabbage” Anti-German?

  31. Espionage & Sedition Acts Socialists:Eugene V. Debs

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