I The American Response to WWI A Assassination and Alliances Lead to WWI B American Neutrality amp Divided Loyalties Light Blue GermanAmerica Dark Blue Italian C America Slowly Steps to War ID: 741327
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The American Role in World War ISlide2Slide3Slide4
I. The American Response to WWISlide5
A. Assassination and Alliances Lead to WWI Slide6
B. American Neutrality & Divided LoyaltiesSlide7
Light Blue = German-America; Dark Blue = ItalianSlide8Slide9
C. America Slowly Steps to War
1. 1914: England’s Blockade Ends US Trade with Germany Slide10
2. 1915: A German Submarine Sinks the LusitaniaSlide11Slide12Slide13
3. 1916
: Wilson Runs for President on “He Kept Us Out of War” PlatformSlide14
4. Early
1917: --
The
United States Seizes the Zimmerman Note
Slide15Slide16
5. April
1917: Wilson declares war to “make world safe for democracy”Slide17
II. The War Affects Ordinary Americans
A. The
Selective Service Act Creates a
DraftSlide18
II. The War Affects Ordinary Americans
A. The
Selective Service Act Creates a Draft – No Exemptions or SubstitutesSlide19
B. Government Promotes War with Propaganda Slide20Slide21
C. Quieting Critics: The Espionage and Sedition ActsSlide22
C. Women Work, Save and Win Suffrage (Voting)Slide23
III. A War to End All Wars?
A. American
Troops & Germany’s Surrender (1918)Slide24
B. The Peace Conference: US Wants Peace, France Wants PunishmentSlide25
C. The
Treaty of Versailles:
A
League of
Nations & Germany
Punished Slide26
D. Republican
Reservations About the League of Nations & Wilson’s ResponseSlide27
D. The US Fails to Join the League of Nations Slide28