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The Impact of World War I: Stalemate, Morale, and the U.S. Entry into the War

World War I transformed societies and economies through total war practices like conscription, tax increases, and war bonds. Propaganda shaped public sentiment, while women took on roles critical to maintaining the economy, contributing to post-war suffrage movements. By 1917, morale waned, leading to troop mutinies in France and Russia's withdrawal from the conflict. The U.S. entered the war following events like the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Note. Ultimately, the war concluded with the signing of the armistice on November 11, 1918, and the subsequent formation of the League of Nations.

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The Impact of World War I: Stalemate, Morale, and the U.S. Entry into the War

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  1. World War I Winning the War

  2. I. Effects of the Stalemate • Total war, conscription • Raised taxes, borrowed $, sold bonds • Rationed food, clothing, gasoline • Censored the press, propaganda • WWI government controls video.asf

  3. WWI Propaganda Poster http://www.firstworldwar.com/posters/usa.htm

  4. Women took men’s jobs & kept economy going Manufactured weapons, supplies, grew food Nurses, Red Cross New sense of pride & self-confidence, helped win suffrage after the war II. Women at War

  5. III. Collapsing Morale • 1917: troops & civilians fed up w/ war • Ger. Sending 15 year olds to fight • Mutinies in France • Britain on verge of economic collapse

  6. Russian troops leave to fight in own revolution • Lenin rises to power & gets Russia out of war w/ Treaty of Brest-Litovsk • Germany can now concentrate on western front, ready to launch offensive

  7. IV. US Enters War • Ger. U-Boats practice Unrestricted Submarine Warfare • 1915 sank Lusitania (128 Americans died) • Zimmerman Note 1917: Ger. wants Mex. to attack U.S • April 1917: Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Ger. • . WWI sinking of Lusitania Zimmerman note video.asf

  8. Weimar Republic signed armistice on Nov. 11, 1918 Wilson issued 14 Points peace plan (self-determination & League of Nations) U.S. troops provided a morale boost (well fed, energetic, fresh) Ger. Launched a huge offensive (40 miles) but didn’t break through Allies countered & Kaiser William abdicated

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