PPT-Chapter 35: America in World War II

Women and World War II Rosie the Riveter New opportunities because of the demand for workers Still faced hostility in male dominated businesses Were expected to complete their domestic duties. America and the Great War. Chapter Twenty-One: . America and the Great War. The “Big Stick”: America and the World, 1901-1917. The Great War and the U.S.. From Local to Global: The war started in the remote Balkans with the Austrian invasion of Serbia in August 1914, but would become a global conflict in a matter of weeks.. America Commits its Navy. Shipping Convoys. America Profited from the War. Americans Were Not Ready to Join the War. The Zimmermann Note. The U.S. Congress Declares War. U.S. Army Expansion Act. The Spring Offensive. Place in the World and WWII. AMERICA’S PLACE IN THE WORLD-How have different factors influenced the US decision to intervene in foreign affairs and how has this impacted the world and the US at home. 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 . Objective:. To Understand the causes of World War II.. To understand the major events that occurred during the war.. To understand the major turning points during the war.. To understand the events that led to the end of the war.. Chapter 34 1933-1941. Intro. Americans in the 1930s tried to turn their backs on the world’s problems; the only battle Roosevelt sought was against the great depression.. But as the clouds of war gathered over Europe, Roosevelt eventually concluded that the United States could no longer remain aloof.. 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?”. It was a global military conflict that took place mainly in Europe between 1914 & 1918.. It was a . total war. which left great devastation, millions dead and shaped the modern world.. World War I created a decisive break with the old world order that had emerged after the Napoleonic Wars. The results of World War I would be important factors in the development of World War II; 21 years later. 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 . The “MAIN” Causes of WWI. . The underlying causes that created a powder keg in Europe that was ready to explode.. Militarism:. The large European powers began an industrial military arms race.. World War I & Post-War America © 2014 Brain Wrinkles SS5H4 U.S. Involvement in Standards SS5H4 The student will describe U.S. involvement in World War I and post-World War I America. 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. a. Describe Germany’s aggression in Europe and Japan’s aggression in Asia. . b. Describe major events in the war in both Europe and the Pacific; include Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, D-Day, VE and VJ Days, and the Holocaust. . From Isolationism to Internationalism. VUS.9. American Expansionism. America wanted to expand its size throughout the 19. th. Century toward the Pacific Ocean. Many leaders in the US felt America should become more imperialistic.