ca477aeab98840760acfd4af4a7180d9.ppt
- Количество слайдов: 23
WWI I. II. Intro WWI (1914/17 -18) A. Battlefront 1. Origins-Wilson 2. US & War B. Homefront A. Big Government B. Society & Economy III. Conc. • • • Key Terms Lusitania Zimmerman Telegram Selective Service Act William Mc. Ado Anti-German Hysteria
WWI Alliances & Major Powers (1914/17 -18) • • Allies Great Britain France Russia Serbia • • Central Powers Germany Italy Austria-Hungary Turkey
Spark • Assassinated in Sarajevo by Serbians; June, 1914 Francis Ferdinand & wife; heir to throne in Austria-Hungary
WWI Alliances & Major Powers (1914/17 -18) • • Allies Great Britain France Russia Serbia • • Central Powers Germany Italy Austria-Hungary Turkey
US President • Goal: Wanted US to remain neutral Woodrow Wilson (1913 -1921)
What Events Led US To Fight? 1. German Submarine warfare 2. Zimmerman Telegram
Road To War: Lusitania (British passenger liner) • Americans were warned not to go on ship.
Road To War: Lusitania • New York newspapers carried warnings like this from the German embassy. Image Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Road To War: Lusitania (British passenger liner) • Americans were warned not to go on ship. • Torpedoed in 1915 1, 200 died (128 Americans). • Germany pledged to stop sub-warfare.
Zimmerman Telegram (1917) Message from German Foreign Minister to Mexican Government: 1. Mexico should attack US. 2. Germany would help Mexico defeat US. 3. Mexico would recapture land previously lost to US.
Germany’s Gamble In 1917 (If they acted quickly, they could end the war) • Zimmerman Telegram • Germany resumed sub-warfare • US declared war (1917): The gamble failed!
WWI Alliances & Major Powers (1914/17 -18) Allies Great Britain France Russia Serbia • • • United States • • Central Powers Germany Italy Austria-Hungary Turkey
Selective Service Act (Draft) (1917) 1. All males 18 -45 became eligible. 2. Lottery system was developed. 3. 1 in 5 draftees were born outside US. Sheet Music For A New Song
How To Pay For WWI William Mc. Ado • • • Secretary of Treasury Income tax rates were raised They borrowed
Liberty Bonds Posters Encouraged People to Buy War Bonds Actor Douglas Fairbanks at a War Bond Rally
Economy • Economic Boom! • Manufacturing increased 33% • Real wages increased 20% Mining Industry “Boomed; ” Poster Printed In Several Languages Image Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Farmers Prospered 1913 Corn Cotton 1918 $. 70/bushel $1. 52/bushel $. 12/lb. $. 29/lb.
Race Relations • “Great Migration” • About 500, 000 blacks moved North for jobs
Race Relations Race Riots • East St. Louis, Illinois • Groups of whites burned the homes of black residents • At least 39 blacks died African-American Family Just Arrived in Chicago Image Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Women Roles Women’s Roles • 11, 000 served in Navy overseas • 1 million worked in industry This Advertisement Encouraged Women to Enter the Workforce Image Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Patriotism & Volunteerism Food Administration • Slogans were common: – “Meatless Mondays” & “Wheatless Wednesdays” – “Serve beans, by all means” Food Administration Poster Image Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Anti-German Hysteria (Patriotism Turned Ugly) 1. Americans began to fear all things German (food). 2. Personal attacks… 3. In Michigan: a) City of Berlin changed to Marne b) German language was abandoned in public schools 4. Prohibition of alcohol
WWI I. II. Intro WWI (1914/17 -18) A. Battlefront 1. Origins-Wilson 2. US & War B. Homefront A. Big Government B. Society & Economy III. Conc. • • • Key Terms Lusitania Zimmerman Telegram Selective Service Act William Mc. Ado Anti-German Hysteria


