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SSUSH 15
Analyze the origins and impact of U.S. involvement in WWI
Vocabulary
• Central power=Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman empire
• Allied Powers=Great Britain, France, Italy, Russia, Japan, and finally U.S.
• Isolationism=not forming alliances with European Countries
• Neutrality=not taking sides in a foreign war
Vocabulary
• U-boat=submarine
• Alliance=political, economic, or military agreement between countries
• Socialism= the belief that the public or government should control all aspects of the economy.
Causes of WWI
• Militarism=a countries policy to maintain a strong military
• Imperialism=when one nation has political and economic control of another nation
• Nationalism=intense loyalty to one’s country or ethnic group.
Causes of WWI
• Franz Ferdinand (Heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne) assassinated by Serbian nationalist.
• Austria-Hungary declares war on serbia• Russia (aligned with Serbia) declares war on
Austria-Hungary• France was drawn into the war because they
were aligned with Russia. • Germany was aligned with Austria-Hungary so
they declared war on France and Russia.
U.S. enters the war.
• Woodrow Wilson was President of U.S. during WWI.
• He wanted to maintain neutrality during this war.
• Germanys use of unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman telegram would pull the U.S. into this conflict.
U.S. enters the war.
• unrestricted submarine warfare
• German U-boats were sinking ships headed for Britain
• The Lusitania was a passenger cruise ship with Americans on it. When it was sunk many Americans began to cry out for war.
• Zimmerman telegram• A letter sent from
Germany to Mexico basking them to attack the U.S. if they entered the war against the Germans.
• Mexico would gain back land lost in the Mexican War.
Selective Service Act
• Required all males 18 years of age to register for the draft.
Espionage Act
• Made it a crime to interfere with the induction of soldiers or knowingly refuse the draft.
• Sedition Act= made it a crime to speak out against or engage in an activity that was contradictory to the war effort.
Eugene Debs
• Socialist during WWI.
• He assisted with organizing the Pullman Strikes.
• He was imprisoned for his actions.
The Great Migration
• Time during WWI when African Americans moved from the South to the factories in the North for better jobs.
• Many factory jobs were left vacant because of the men fighting in the war.
Victory Gardens
• Planted by families during WWI so that farm products could be used in the war.
Liberty Bonds
• Sold to help pay for the war effort.
• People could cash them in later for a profit.
Fourteen points
• Gave all nations self rule.
• Free trade between nations
• All nations would have free access to the sea.
• League of Nations= a peacekeeping organization, that would make sure there were no more world wars.
Amendments during this time
• 18th
• Prohibited the consumption of alcohol
• 19th
• Gave women the right to vote
Treaty of Versailles
• Ended WWI
• Punished Germany
• Germany had to accept blame for the war and pay back 33 billion in war reparations
• Germany also had to disarm much of it’s military.