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Mobilizing America for World War I: Preparation, Propaganda, and Social Change

This resource explores how the United States prepared for World War I, highlighting key events and policies. From the initial isolationist stance to the eventual entry into the war in April 1917, we examine factors like unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman Telegram. The discussion also covers the mobilization of the American public through propaganda and economic changes, including the creation of the Selective Service Act, Liberty Bonds, and the National War Labor Board. We also reflect on the social changes resulting from the draft and the involvement of women and African Americans in the workforce.

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Mobilizing America for World War I: Preparation, Propaganda, and Social Change

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  1. Good Morning! • NVC • HOT ROC: WWI Prior Knowledge • Mobilizing America for War Essential Question: How did the United States prepare for WWI? Homework: TEST ON FRIDAY!

  2. WWI Prior Knowledge • Write down everything you know about WWI! • USE YOUR CORNELL NOTES FROM OVER THE WEEKEND!

  3. April 1914: The World at War • Central Powers • Germany • Austria-Hungary • Ottoman Empire • Allied Powers • Britain • France • Russia • United States • Led by Woodrow Wilson • Neutral/Isolationist • April 1917 joins war on the side of the Allied Powers

  4. Why did the U.S. enter WWI? • Unrestricted Submarine Warfare • Sinking of the Lusitania • Zimmerman Telegram • German/Mexican Alliance • Economic ties with Great Britain

  5. Mobilizing America for War “It is not an army that we must shape and train for the war…it is a nation”- Woodrow Wilson

  6. Mobilizing America for War • Preparation for war resisted by Wilson • “If you want WAR, vote for Hughes. If you want PEACE with honor, vote for Wilson.” • Preparedness Movement • Led by Theodore Roosevelt in 1915 • Alarmed that U.S. not ready • Wilson gives in  agrees to double army and navy

  7. Selective Service Act • Selective Service Act: also called a draft or conscription • All men ages 21-30 must register for military service • Allows U.S. to quickly create a large army

  8. Committee on Public Information • CPI created to “sell” the war to the public • Massive propaganda campaign • Create movies, posters, etc to demonize the Germans • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iFnce-4e74

  9. Transforming the Economy for War • WWI leads to Big Government • New programs and agencies to help run the war • Liberty Bonds • People encouraged to buy “bonds” to fund the war • National War Labor Board • Prevents strikes in wartime • U.S. Food Administration • “Food will win the war” • Meatless Mondays and Wheatless Wednesdays to conserve

  10. Exit Ticket • What were three changes the United States made to prepare for WWI?

  11. New Opportunities • Draft sends America’s young men overseas to fight • Leads to new job opportunities for women and blacks • Great Migration: mass movement of blacks from South to work in factories in the North

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