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I. IntroductiontoWorldWarI:A. BackgroundofEurope:
B. CausesofWorldWarI:MAIN
C. TheTerroristAttack:FranzFerdinand-GavriloPrincip-AlliancesareTriggered-
D. TheTwoSides:TheCentralPowers TheAllies
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Unit3:BecomingAWorldPower(1900-1919)Note/AssignmentSheet4_____ _____ _____
Name:___________________________________________________________Date:________________________Period:____________
IsWarEverJustified?:
Introduction to WWI
Whatarethecausesthatcreateglobalconflict?
II. TheUnitedStatesEntersWorldWarI:A. Leanings:
B. Neutrality:
C. BritishTactics:
Propaganda-
D. InfluentialFactors:
Economicreasons-
E. Germany’sPush:
U-Boats-Lusitiania-SussexPledge-
ReadDocumentA:WoodrowWilsonSpeech#1DoesWilsonthinktheUnitedStatesshouldenterWWI?Whyorwhynot?
ReadDocumentB:WoodrowWilsonSpeech#2DoesWilsonthinktheUnitedStatesshouldenterWWI?Whyorwhynot?
ZimmermanTelegram-Germany’sHope-Early1917–
DoyouthinktheUnitedStateshadgoodreasonsforenteringWWI?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
F. SenateVote:
DocumentC:HistorianHowardZinn(Excerpted)WhydoesZinnclaimthatWilsonmadeaflimsyargument?WhatdoesZinnsaytheUnitedStatesliedabout?WhatdoesZinnsuggestaretherealreasonstheUnitedStatesenteredthewar?WhatevidencedoesZinnprovidetosupporthisclaimsthattheUnitedStateswasmotivatedbyotherreasons(besideGermanattacksonU.S.ships)?DoyoufindZinn’sargumentconvincing?Whyorwhynot?
Questions About Introduction to World War I 1–HowdidmilitarismcontributetotheoutbreakofWorldWarI?2–WhydidmanyAmericanssupporttheBritishinthewareventhoughtheUnitedStateswasofficiallyneutral?3–HowdidtradeandeconomicscontributetoAmerica’sentryintoWorldWarI?4–DoyouthinkthattheincidentoftheLusitaniaalonewasenoughtojustifyAmerica’sentryintoWorldWarI?Whyorwhynot?5–DoyouthinkGermanywasjustifiedinitsuseofsubmarinewarfare?Whyorwhynot?
Lusitania Letter BACKGROUND:AlfredVanderbiltandhisvaletwerepassengersonboardtheLusitania.
OncetheLusitaniahadbeenhit,Vanderbiltandhisvalethelpedothersintolifeboats,andthenVanderbiltgavehislifejackettosaveafemalepassenger.Accordingtothe2002bookTORPEDOED:TheSinkingoftheLusitania,authorDianaPrestonwritesthatVanderbilthadpromisedtheyoungmotherofasmallbabythathewouldlocateanextralifevestforher.Failingtodoso,heofferedherhisownlifevest,whichheproceededtoeventieonherhimselfsinceshewasholdingherinfantchildinherarmsatthetime.Manyconsiderhisactionstobeverybraveandgallantsincehecouldnotswim,heknewthattherewerenootherlifevestsorlifeboatsavailable,andyethestillgaveawayhisonlychancetosurvivetotheyoungmotherandchild. ASSIGNMENT:SupposeyouarePresidentWilson.Itisyourjobtowriteacondolencelettertothevictims’families.WritealettertoMargaretVanderbilt,wifeofthelateAlfredVanderbilt.OfferyoucondolencesandbesuretoexplainandjustifyyourintentnottoenterWorldWarI.DearMrs.MargaretVanderbilt,Sincerely,PresidentWilson