World War I

1. World War I • Warm Up: Anchors Away • Homework: 372-387

2. Causes of War • Nationalism • Imperialism • Militarism • Alliances- Allies and Central Powers • Archduke Ferdinand and the powder keg

3. Fighting Starts • Schlieffen Plan • Trench Warfare • No Mans land • Weapons

4. Questioning Neutrality • Anti Imperialist sentiment by socialist • Pacifist Movement- all war is evil • US Reasons to Support France (Economic) and England (common language, government system, trade, war supplies)

5. War Hits Home • British Blockade of trade goods angers US • U-Boat and unrestricted submarine war fare • Lusitanian- British Ship American passengers • Wilson’s campaign “He kept us out of the War”

6. US Enters the War • Wilson tries to mediate and calls for “a peace between equals” • Zimmerman Letter • US goes to war in End of 1917 ends 1 year later • Battle of the Somme 1.2 million die only 7 miles transferred hands

7. American Mobilizes • Selective Service Act - all men between 21 and 30 must register with armed services • June 1917- 2.2 million men drafted • Mass Production- shifting use

8. Minority Fighters • 370,000 African Americans were trained but ¾ worked as laborers not soldiers in segregated units • 235,000 Puerto Ricans were drafted or enlisted

9. Summary Questions • Who’s death sparked the beginning of WWI? • What British Ship was sunk by German U Boats? • What were American’s who believed all war was evil called? • Who were against WWI because they saw it as an imperialist struggle? • What was the 1914 alliance that consisted of France, Russia and Great Britain called? • What was the 1914 alliance that consisted of German, Austria Hungary and the Ottoman Empire called? • This contained a proposed alliance between Mexico and Germany that angered the US. • What was the long term cause of the war that used development of armed forces as a diplomatic tool called? • This long term cause of the war involved the development of competition for colonies. • In this battle alone 1.2 million died and only 7 miles of land was exchanged • The long term cause of the war that encouraged competition between nations and helped create nations • This required men to register to be randomly select for the draft, women were not registered.

10. Allies Day May 1917- Childe Hassam