LEQ: What were the causes of the worlds first Great War? Drill:
Why might countries ally themselves with others? What are the
positives and negatives of an alliance?
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Causes of the Great War (WWI) 1.Entangling Alliances
2.Militarism - belief in maintain a strong military capability and
be prepared to use it aggressively 3.Imperialism - a policy of
extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or
military force 4.Nationalism asserting the interests of ones own
nation as separate from others 5.Assassination of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand of Austria in 1914 Imperialism to 1914
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American Imperialism Manifest Destiny 1840s; belief that
Americans were destined to expand Annexation of Texas from Mexico
in 1842 Acquired Guam, Puerto Rico, Guantanamo Bay, and the
Philippines from Spain in 1898 (Spanish-American War) Annexation of
Hawaii in 1898 (becomes a state in 1959) Panama Canal in 1903
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LEQ: What factors caused European nations and the United States
to enter into World War I? Drill: Why were some many countries at
war over the assassination of an archduke?
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World War I Nationalism Alliances Imperialism Militarism Direct
Cause of World War I = Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Direct Cause of World War I = Assassination of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand
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Alliances of WWI Triple Alliance = Italy, Germany,
Austria-Hungry Triple Entente = Britain, France, and Russia SoWho
Fought Who? Allied Powers = Triple Entente + Italy in 1915 + U.S.A.
in 1917 VS. Central Powers = Triple Alliance + Ottoman Empire +
Bulgaria
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Propaganda Information designed to influence opinion
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LEQ: What factors caused European nations and the United States
to enter into World War I? Drill: What happened after the
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
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Bosnia
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United States Declares War What Events Motivated the U.S. to
Join the War?
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United States Declares War What Events Motivated the U.S. to
Join the War? Germany breaks international treaty & U-boat
attack on the Lusitania in 1915 Zimmerman Telegram Collect on debts
owed to the U.S.
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LEQ: What did Congress do to prepare the U.S. for war? Drill:
Make a list of everything a nation needs to fight a war.
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Prewar U.S. Economy 1913-1914 in a recession - a period of
temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial
activity are reduced Result of Trust Busting Unemployment = around
7% Europeans began purchasing U.S. goods in 1914 to assist with
their war effort
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Congress Mobilizes the Economy 1917 there was a shift from
consumer goods to wartime goods in American factories Congress
created agencies to mobilize and ensure efficient use of national
resources These agencies told manufactures what to produce,
allocated materials, and set prices All manufacturing was centered
on the war and what the troops needed
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Funding the War U.S. spent $32 Billion by the end of WWI
Congress raised income taxes, place new taxes on corporate profits,
and borrowed over $20 billion through the sale of Liberty and
Victory Bonds In buying bonds Americans were lending $ to U.S.
Govt. and being repaid w/ interest
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The Workforce Conditions for workers improved as they were
essential to wartime manufacturing More women entered the workforce
Recruitment of African American and Mexican workers
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The Food Administration Increased food production while
reducing civilian consumption Encouraged to grow and can own food =
victory gardens
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Public Opinion President Wilson created the Committee of Public
Opinion to sell the war to the public Legislation was passed to
fight espionage: Espionage Act of 1917 illegal to support the
enemy; Sedition Act of 1918 illegal to speak against the war
publicly
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LEQ: How did the American military prepare for war? Drill: Do
you agree with the draft? Why or why not?
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LEQ: How did new technology increase the number of causalities
in WWI? Many dead Germans along the road. Ne heap on a manure
pileDevastation everywhere. Our barrage has rooted up the entire
territory like a plowed field. Dead horses galore, many of them
have a hind quarter cut off the (Germans) need food. Dead men here
and there. 1918 Drill: What do you think life was like for soldiers
during WWI?
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Characteristic of Combat in WWI Unprecedented in the slaughter,
carnage, and destruction it caused Innovative new weapons Trench
warfare - opposing armies dug trenches for protection and defense
Stalemate a situation in which no one can win; war at a standstill;
no advancement