How did we get here?• What were the 2 main

reasons that the U.S. got involved in WWI?

Why was the United States’ involvement in

WWI important?

#1 - U.S. arrival tips balance in Allies’ favor

Allies

Central Powers

#2 - The U.S. troops were

fresh and ready to close out the war.

#3 – The United States filled in when Russia left the war.

When Russia left the war in 1917, was this good or bad for Germany?

France

Germany

Austria Hungary

Russia

Ottoman Empire

Serb

ia

Great Britain

THE UNITED STATES ENTERS

THE WAR !!!

WWI was a...

Countries put all their resources into the war

effort

Preparation for war (military & civilian)

How does America

mobilize?

#1 – Raise an Army

General John J. Pershing

Doughboys

The Doughboys

1 million US soldiers by end of WWI

Compulsory enrollment

in the military

Men 21 to 30 signed up for

the draft

13,000 Non-combat positions

Navy & Marines

Army Corps of Nurses

(no pay or benefits)

Harlem Hell Fighters

Blacks segregated & excluded from Navy &

Marines

Alvin York

Conscientious objector (CO): person who opposes war

on moral grounds

York eventually fought...

Armed with a rifle & revolver York killed 25

Germans &, with 6 others, captured 132

prisoners

#2 – MASS PRODUCTION

War Industries Board (WIB):

Encouraged companies to mass-produce

Government agencies regulated the economy

“gasless Sundays” & “lightless nights”

Examples: Fuel Adm. &

daylight savings time

Women replaced men in factories &

other jobs

Women police

After the

war?

Americans were

urged to help the

war effort by saving

food.

Porkless, Wheatless, Meatless, &

Sweetless Days

No sugar bowls on tables &

served bread after 1st course

#3– PAYING FOR THE WAR

1/3 = income taxes

2/3 = Liberty Bonds

This poster is designed to mold public opinion and make people think or act in a certain way.

What do we call this type of information?

One-sided information

used to mold public

opinion

Committee on Public Information (CPI)

Spurred hatred of

other people

Inspired patriotism

Hamburgers: “Liberty Sandwich”

Sauerkraut: “Liberty Cabbage”

Espionage & Sedition Acts

Socialists: Eugene V. Debs