PPT-America and World War II

Life on the Home Front With so many white men in the military American defense factories began to recruit women and minorities Women in the Defense Plants Rosie the Riveter Women and Minorities Gain Ground. Isolationism and Neutrality. © Student Handouts, Inc.. Isolationism and Neutrality. BASIC DEFINITIONS. Isolationism. – Neutral with no trade. Nation’s foreign policy calls for neither economic nor political ties with other countries. George . Washington Drafted. 20,000 fired-up militiamen swarmed . Boston . area following the first shots at Lexington and Concord. . redcoats outnumbered. .. Second . Continental Congress.  met in May 1775 in . (Note: “World War I” is an American term. The correct terminology in Canada [and Britain] is “The First World War”). The Old World Order. In 1914, the world was dominated by imperialist empires. Almost all of these empires were based in Europe. As a result, empires like the British, German, French, Italian, Austro-Hungarian, Russian and Ottoman were in constant competition, particularly in Africa.. imperialism. . The European nations had been gobbling up colonies all during the 1800's, now America wanted a slice of the world pie. . There were several influences pointing toward imperialism… . Yellow journalism. SS5H4. U.S. Involvement in. Standards. SS5H4 Describe the U.S. involvement in World War I and post-World War I. . a. Explain how German attacks on U.S. shipping during the war in Europe (1914- 1917) ultimately led the U.S. to join the fight against Germany; include the sinking of the Lusitania and concerns over safety of U.S. ships, U.S. contributions to the war, and the impact of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. . First . World War 1914–18. Australian troops in the Turkish Lone Pine . trenches.. Australia's . early involvement in the Great War included the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force landing at . Aftermath of Lexington and Concord. After the bloodshed at Lexington and Concord in April of 1775,. about 20,000 Minutemen swarmed around Boston, where they outnumbered. the British. .. Even though they were fighting, for the first year of the war, they . Chapters 22-25 . History Alive!. , Ch. 11 . Americans. History Alive!.  . Ch. . 22: From Neutrality to War . p. . 283-291. “Was it in the national interest of the US to stay neutral or declare war in 1917?”. Causes of WWI. Imperialism. Nationalism. Alliance System. Militarism. Start of World War One. The southeastern region of Europe was known as a “powder keg” . Many national groups in the region tried to break free from Austria-Hungary. The Great War: World War I. The War to End All Wars. “. The lamps have gone out all over Europe and we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.. ”. . - British Prime Minister Lord Grey. Traditional European . Mexico. Central America. Caribbean Islands. South America. Why do we call it . Latin. America?. We call it LATIN America because most of the European countries that colonized this region spoke Spanish or Portuguese. Both of these languages are derived (or come from) the ancient Latin language. Thus we call this region Latin America.. OF. AMERICA’S HISTORY. _______________________________________________________________________________. _______________________________________________________________________________. _______________________________________________________________________________. First . World War 1914–18. Australian troops in the Turkish Lone Pine . trenches.. Australia's . early involvement in the Great War included the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force landing at . Underlying causes. What causes most wars. Extreme . nationalism. (“Super Patriotism” or love for one’s country). Imperialism: . Spreading the political or economic control of one country over another.