I. Causes of WarA. Militarism – developing military and used as diplomacyB. Alliances – Triple Entente (Allies) – Great Britain, France, Russia

Triple Alliance – Germany, Austria-Hungary, ItalyC. Imperialism – economic and political control over other

countriesD. Nationalism – devotion to your countryE. Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand – Serbia afraid Austria-

Hungary was going to take over them. F. War Austria-Hungary declares on ________ Russia declares on _________- __________ Germany declares on ________AND ________

Great Britain declares on ___________

II. Schlieffen Plan A. Germany will fight on 2 fronts (line of battle) B. Germany attacks France quickly through neutral _________ C. Move on to Russia – end war quickly

III. War A. Trench - warfare - pg 376 B. Weapons – http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/gcselinks/wars/firstwwlinks/worksheets/wwiweapons.pdf

IV. America’s Response A. Immigrants favor home land - German Americans support ________________ - Irish Americans against ________________ - Others support Britain, commonalities B. Remain Neutral - trade with France, Great Britain, Germany - WHY? ________________________________ C. America First, Europe Later – Isolationists

V. Entering the War A. Block German Coast – stopped American ships B. Unterseeboot ( U-boat) – sink any ship near Britain C. Lusitania – British Liner – 128 Americans D. Germans pledge to warn ships ___________ Pledge E. Zimmermann Note

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Zimmermann-telegramm-offen.jpg

According to the telegram, what did the German government decide to begin on Feb. 1, 1917?

What did Zimmermann propose if the US went to war with Germany during World War I?

If this telegram had not been intercepted, what do you think might have happened?

VII. America At War A. Selective Service Act – Draft B. American Expeditionary Force (AEF) - led by John J. Pershing - American infantrymen known as doughboys - Alvin York – conscientious objector C. Convoy system – protect against ____________ D. Americans help prevent Germans from taking Paris

American Doughboy

VIII.War at HomeA. Recruit Men to fightB. Food Administration – RationC. WomenD. PropagandaE. Attack on Civil Liberties

- Espionage Act- Sedition Act

The Most Famous Recruitment The Most Famous Recruitment PosterPoster

U. S. Food U. S. Food AdministrationAdministration

Munitions WorkMunitions Work

Beat Back the “Hun”Beat Back the “Hun”

1. Espionage ActEspionage Act – 1917 - forbade actions that obstructed recruitment or efforts to promote insubordination in the military. - fines of up to $10,000 and/or up to 20 years in prison.

2. Sedition ActSedition Act – 1918 - it was a crime to speak against the purchase of war bonds or willfully utter, print, write or publish any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about this form of US Govt., the US Constitution, or the US armed forces or to willfully urge, incite, or advocate any curtailment of production of things necessary or essential to the prosecution of the war…with intent of such curtailment to cripple or hinder, the US in the prosecution of the war.

IX. Great Migration A. World War I

- 100,000’s of Southern blacks to northern cities B. Why?

- escape racial _________________- job opportunities

- Ford auto assembly line- steel mills

X. Treaty of Versailles A. Established 9 new nations – austria,hungary,latvia, lithuiania,estonia,poland,finland,czechoslovakia,yugoslavia B. Germany

- not invited to treaty- not allowed an army- forced to pay reparations (war damages)

- $33 billion- sign war guilt clause – responsible for war

C. Russia - not invited to the treaty

- lost more land than GermanyD. Wilson’s 14 Points - 8 about boundaries - 14th point – League of Nations – preview to UN

- goal was to prevent war - US NEVER joins League of Nations - Senate believes US involved in Europe affairs