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Warm Up

Warm Up. Story time and visual organizers! Follow along with the story about WWI. Write each nation/territory’s name on white paper Each act of aggression: connect nations with red/pink strip Each act of peace or alliance: connect nations with green strip Keep track of the relationships!.

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Warm Up

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  1. Warm Up • Story time and visual organizers! • Follow along with the story about WWI. • Write each nation/territory’s name on white paper • Each act of aggression: connect nations with red/pink strip • Each act of peace or alliance: connect nations with green strip • Keep track of the relationships!

  2. Sample U.S. Germany Great Britain

  3. Free Write • What does your visual aid tell you about the start of WWI? Explain!

  4. U.S. in WWI MR. Pro

  5. Warm Up What is this propaganda trying to show/say?

  6. Objective • Students will know the causes of WWI and the role of the U.S. early in the conflict.

  7. MAIN Causes • Militarism • Alliances • Imperialism • Nationalism

  8. Militarism • Aggressive build up of military • German Naval build up threatened British • Island nation • Naval superiority • Caused Britain to align w. France and Russia • New weapons caused further arms race • Tanks, machine guns, planes, zeppelins (blimps)

  9. Alliances • Germany unified in 1871 • Waged war against France • France lost land = enemies! • Germany allied with Italy and Austria-Hungary • Triple Alliance • Russia threatened by alliance • 1894: Franco-Russian Alliance • Early 1900’s: Triple Entente (GB, France, Russia)

  10. Imperialism • Competition for colonies = more tension • Ex. Scramble for Africa • Tension between rulers and the ruled • Ex. Bosnians in Austrian-Hungarian Empire

  11. Nationalism • Balkans region in SE Europe • Ruled by Ottomans, then A-H • Serbs, Bosnians, Croats, & Slovenes • Serbia declared ind. • Wanted to unite Slavic peoples • Supported by Russia • Bosnia annexed by A-H • Angered Serbia

  12. The spark! • June 1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia • Gavrilo Princip & Black Hand • Serbian nationalists • Hoped for war to bring down A-H • A-H declared war on Serbia • Germany support A-H if Russia supports Serbia • Serbia > Russia > France

  13. Princip & Ferdinand

  14. Germany’s Plan • Defeat French early, move east to Russia • Marched through Belgium > Britain declares war on Germany • Successful at first, but Russians invade Germany • Germany now fighting on two fronts

  15. Opposing Sides Allied Powers • Russia • France • Great Britain • Italy (offered A-H territory) Central Powers • Germany • Austria-Hungary • Ottoman Empire • Bulgaria

  16. The U.S. • Led by President Woodrow Wilson, declared neutrality • “We must remain neutral in thought as well as action.”

  17. Neutrality Impossible! • Recent immigrants supported homeland • Ex. 8 million German Americans • Common culture, language, political ideals as England • Historic tie to France (help during revolution) • Strong business ties to Western Europe • U.S. banks heavily invested in British victory • Britain influenced neutrality • Propaganda (information designed to influence opinion) • Cut transatlantic cable and controlled news from Europe

  18. Tomorrow • U.S. Neutrality: Opposing Viewpoints

  19. U.S. Neutrality Mr. Pro Ushistory

  20. Warm Up • Washington’s Farewell Address

  21. Objective • Students will know the events bringing the U.S. into WWI.

  22. Tension on the High Seas • British naval blockade of Germany • Hoped to starve Germany into submission • German U-boats hoped to cut off Britain from supplies • Unrestricted naval warfare” • Angered Americans > feared civilian losses and hurt business profits

  23. Lusitania • British passenger ship entered war zone • U-boat torpedoed ship > 1,200 dead • 128 Americans died • Two sides: • Act of terrorism! • People on foreign ships did so at their own risk! • World's Reaction • Wilson: The U.S. was “too proud to fight” • Sussex Pledge: Germany agreed no more merchant ship sinking without warning • Did not want to bring U.S. into war

  24. Then, the U.S. intercepted this… What in the world?!?

  25. Zimmerman Telegram • German telegram to Mexico • Intercepted and decoded • Sought German / Mexican alliance • Encouraged Mexico to join war if U.S. did • Mexico would get back land lost to U.S. • Germany sank 6 American ships after ZT

  26. President Wilson announced that the U.S. must make the world “safe for democracy”. Congress granted his declaration of war. WAR

  27. Homework • Chapter 14 Section 2

  28. Mobilization and the Homefront Mr. Pro Us history

  29. Warm Up • Enlist! • We are in war: How does it impact your life?

  30. Objective • Students will know the mobilization of both U.S. resources and sentiment that takes place after WWI.

  31. Mobilizing for War • Group work with primary source packets • Big idea! • What do these sources tell you about the NEEDS and FEARS of Americans during WWI? • Ex. Many military commercials today. Shows a need for enlistment. • Extra credit! • Bake something using a WWI rationing recipe.

  32. Trench Warfare Us history MR. Pro

  33. Warm Up • Warning…graphic!

  34. Objective • Students will know the new technologies and styles of fighting that develop during WWI.

  35. HW Review • Selective Service • African Americans • Women • Mobilization of industry • Business more efficient than government • War Industries Board • Food Administration Board • Daylight Savings Time • Liberty Bonds

  36. HW Review • Great Migration: African Americans move north • Committee on Public Information • “Selling the war” • Limitations on rights • Schenck v. U.S:. Freedom of speech

  37. New Technology • Planes • Zeppelins (blimps) • Machine Guns • Tanks • Poisonous gases

  38. Problems arise… Old Fighting New Weapons

  39. Trench Warfare • Extensive networks of man made trenches • Develops as protection against new weapons • Movement of troops difficult • Virtual stalemate • No Man’s Land • Area between trenches • Filled with barbed wire, bombs, mud • Wide open area…bad idea! • High casualties, low success.

  40. No-Man’s Land

  41. Life in the trenches…

  42. Warfare Adaptations • Poisonous Gas (Mustard) • Safe way to attack enemy • Watch out for strong winds! • Tanks • Unreliable and difficult to maneuver • Could get through no man’s land • Not enough of them to make large impact • Planes • At first: spy on enemy • Then: Small bombs • Next: Dogfights!

  43. Homework • Americans in WWI…doughboys! • Pages 464-468 • Stop at “Flawed Peace”

  44. Wilson’s Fourteen Points US History Mr. pro

  45. Warm Up • Can you resolve a conflict without fixing the problem that initially caused the conflict?

  46. Objective • Students will compare President Wilson’s Peace without Victory speech with his plan for peace in order to determine if Wilson followed through with his plan of making the “world safe for democracy.”

  47. Russian Revolution Problems: Food and fuel shortages, lack of political and economic equality Provisional gov’t incapable fixing problems Communist revolution led by Lenin Russia withdrew from war Lost land Germany now fighting on only one front

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