TIPS PRESENTATIONTIPS PRESENTATION

“THE SCHENK CASE”

and its historical implications

in American History.

Presented by-Teachers of

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS H.S.

Content Objectives

• 1: To understand the needs of a total war• 2: To understand the impact of technology on World

War I• 3: To understand the differences between World War

I and previous wars• 4: To understand the complex problems that have

evolved between individual and constitutional rights and the needs of a country involved in total war

• 5: To understand the complexities of the Schenk Case

Behavioral Objectives

• STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:• 1: Become proficient using the “TIPS” website and the

evaluation of Supreme Court Decisions• 2: Revaluate and synthesize new knowledge with

previous held beliefs• 3: Crossover knowledge of American History and “TIPS

“skills to ENGLISH composition• 4: Gain independence in decision making and

independence in research techniques• 5: Become proficient in using the internet for research

and web quests

THE BACKGROUND

• America entered World War I with grand intentions to make the world safe for democracy and to promote self-determination of oppressed nations. Millions participated in the war effort. It was the first technological and total war in which survival would be determined by its outcome. The industrial revolution had unleashed a potential holocaust for which few were prepared. Previously, wars ended with a treaty, a hand shake and back to business. Not so with this new technology, alliance systems and manic imperialism.

YOUR TASK

• 1} Observe the primary source documents in this presentation.

2} based upon these sources and your knowledge of World War I decide upon the VALIDITY of the following statement. Be sure you have evidence for your choice.

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THE STATEMENTTHE STATEMENT

• “CRITICISM OF THE CRITICISM OF THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE ELIMINATED IN TIMES OF ELIMINATED IN TIMES OF WAR”WAR”

SOLDIERS OFF TO WAR 1917

War requires complete sacrifice and dedication

AMERICAN OVERSEAS TRADE 1914-1917

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Major AlliedPowers

Major CentralPowers

ALLIES—ENGLAND , FRANCE

CENTRAL POWERS-GERMANY-AUSTRIA HUNGARY

FRANCE--1917

WORLD WAR I DESTROYED MOST OF EUROPE

NEW WEAPONS-POISON GAS

Its eerie green color belied the pain and suffering this new gas warfare brought upon American troops.

THE REALITIES OF WAR

“Those at home cannot calculate the intensity of suffering….This is a war to end all wars” Woodrow Wilson

CASUALTIES OF A TECHNOLOGICAL WAR

“A total war requires total commitment in the field and on the home front” Herbert Hoover 1918

PATRIOTISM CROSSES ETHNIC LINES

• JEWS, POLES, ITALAINS, BLACKS, NATIVE AMERICANS, SWEDES, IRISH, GERMANS ET AL WERE ALL SOLDIERS INVOLVED IN WAR

CONSCRIPTION-1917

AMERICAN MEN VOLUNTEERED AND WERE DRAFTED INTO SERVICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY. WITHOUT LOYAL AMERICANS THE WAR WOULD BE LOST

COURAGE

• VOLUNTEERS MADE UP A GOOD PART OF THE MARINES. THEIR VALOR AND DEDICATION WAS UNQUESTIONED.

TECHNOLOGY SPEEDS SOLDIERS TO HE FRONT

The question asked by the author of this photo was: “WILL THEY EVER RETURN ?” 1917

MEATLESS MONDAYS, FUELESS FRIDAYS WERE JUST SOME OF THE SACRIFICES

CITIZENS AT HOME SHOW THEIR SUPPORT AND DEDICATION IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES.

A TOTAL PARTICIPATION-WOMAN IN WORLD WAR I

– WOMAN LEFT THEIR HOMES AND FAMILIES TO FORM A UNITED FRONT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR BRAVE MEN. MANY TOOK FACTORY JOBS…

IT WAS NOT ALL MEN

FINANCIAL SACRIFICE WAS ESSENTIAL FOR VICTORY IN WORLD WAR I

THE ALTERNATIVE TO LOSING WAS UNTHINKABLE

FREEDOM MUST BE DEFENDED…IT IS NOT WITHOUT SACRIFICE

AMERICAN LEADERS REQUIRE UNQUESTIONED ALLEGIANCE…THEIR SOLDIERS FOLLOWED THEM TO FRANCE AND BEYOND

BURYING THE DEAD AFTER THE SINKING OF THE LUSITANIALUSITANIA

WAR PROFESSES NO JUSTICE—The innocent die the same death as belligerents

The Threat of the U-Boat