World War I- Ch 30 P1• Objective- Students will understand…

• 1) Identify and explain the 3 reasons the US entered WWI?

• 2) Define propaganda and explain 2 ways propaganda negatively influenced Americans (to go against their beliefs).

• 3) Identify two ways the Government increased it’s role in society (opposite of Laissez-Faire)

• 4) Explain one way that WWI positively effected Af/Am and women

WWI (1914-1918)- Why did the war begin?• Nationalism- love for country turns

to hate for neighbor• Militarism- glorification of war• Imperialism- race for countries in

Africa and Asia– Why go to war in Europe for

colonies in Africa?• Alliances- countries promise to

protect each other– Triple Entente- England, France,

Russia– Central Powers- Germany,

Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

• What country is absent from these alliances? Why?

• Isolationusm- US stays out of European affairs

How the war begins• Archduke Franz Ferdinand- heir

to Austria-Hungary, shot by Serbs wanting independence from Aus-Hun

• Alliances- countries declare war on each other over his death– Aus-Hun vs. Serbia (ally

Rus.), Rus. Vs Aus (ally Ger), Ger vs. Russia (ally France.) Ger vs. France

– Germany invades Belgium to get to France (ally Eng), Eng vs. Ger (ally A/H) A/H v Eng

• Who is most responsible for starting the war?

– US stays out of WWI for 3 years

• ID- War! (697)• Summary 1- What act by the Germans finally forced the US to join WWI?

– Submarine Warfare• Act of War• 1) Zimmerman Note

– Proposed alliance b/t Ger. And Mexico• How does this change the US position in regards to it’s belief of isolationism?

• 2) German U-boats– Lusitania- Br. Liner sank by Ger sub (1600 people die, 180 Americans)

• 3) Russia– Surrenders in 1917 (Germany about to win war) Why? – Russia has a Czar, then Communist) US can say it’s entering the war for

democracy and Freedom– *US declares war Apr 1917 (arrive May 1918)

• ID- Anti-German Propaganda (698)• Summary 2- What is the image implying about how the Germans treated the

Belgians?– Germany was the aggressor and attacked Belgium

• Summary 3- Why do you think the US had to rely on such propaganda to get Americans to support the war?– Many Americans were against fighting in Europe (US sovereignty was

not at risk)– Imperialism- Eur. is fighting for colonies in Africa (US does not

need Africa)

• OI- Creel Manipulates Minds• 4) What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Opinion

– Create propaganda to get Americans to support the war• 5) Give examples of how the German’s were portrayed

– Huns, barbarians, anti-Christian• 6) What was a problem with the CPO?

– Convinced many Americans to hate all Germans?• What problems might hating Germans lead to in the US in 1917?

• ID- Socialist Leader Eugene V. Debs (699)• Summary 4- Why was Debs thrown imprison? What act allowed

him to be put in prison?– For speaking out against the war (Espionage Act- made it a

crime to criticize the government)• Summary 5- Why do you think supporting the poor and opposing

the war go hand in hand?– The poor fight

– Selective Service Act- 1st military draft since Civil War

• OI- Enforcing loyalty and Stifling Dissent• 7) How did America try to change its Germanic legacies?

– German music not played (Beethoven, Mozart), Ger. books removed, food (Hamburgers=liberty steaks)

• 8) What right did the Espionage Act violate?– 1st Amendment

• Trading w. Enemy Act- foreign language publications banned• Sedition Act- unlawful to publish disloyal articles against Gov. Pres.

War-Should the government have the right to supress liberties during war for the safety

of the country? Did the Gov. have to go this far?

• 9) What was the importance of Schenk v US?– Court said Gov. had the right to ban freedom of speech

Role of the Government- the government takes more power than ever before to help transform the US into a war machine

(opposite of Laissez-Faire)• Lever Act- gave Gov. authority

to fix food prices• Food Administration- (Herbert

Hoover) convinced Americans to voluntarily save food (Meatless Tue.)

• Overman Act- gave President power to set prices of natural resources during war– ¼ of Us production went to the war

but food prices doubled and clothing tripled

• Why was there a lack of goods for Americans if the country produced more?

• How did Americans react?

Labor Force- workers in short supply (Why? Who will fill the need for more workers?)

• Women- 1 mil. Enter workforce (take men’s jobs)

• Blacks- Great Migration- blacks start to leave south and move to northern cities– Tension- blacks used as strike

breakers (Scabs)

• Mexicans- imm. increased to work as farm laborers– Gov. incentive- open imm, not

be drafted if they worked on farms

• ID- Suppressing the Steel Strike (701)

• Summary 6- What was the goal of the workers and how was their dissent crushed?

– Workers wanted wages increased (because inflation has gone up). Police sent in violently

• Why did the government want to get workers back to work so badly?

• OI- Workers in Wartime

• 10) What was the purpose of the War Labor Board?

– Gov. tell business what to make (Did business support this bill? Explain)

• 11) What was a major concern for workers during the war causing thousands to go on strike?

– Earn decent wages while their hours and prices went up

– 12) Why were African-American workers often attacked by white workers?

• Business used blacks as SCABS when white workers went on strike

– ?Are white workers to be blamed for attacking black workers who broke strike line?

• ID- In the Trenches (703) • Summary 7-Who is shown walking in the trenches?

– Women nurses• ID- Suffragists Picket the White House (704)• Summary 8- What was the appeal women were trying to get

across to Pres. Wilson?– Allow them the right to vote

• What was hypocritical about Wilson’s claims why the US was at war and women not being able to vote

– War to bring Freedom and Democracy to Europe (women did not have freedom at home)

• OI- Suffering Until Suffrage• 13) How did women participate in the war effort?

– Took the jobs men had while at war• 14) Why did Wilson change his mind and believe women earned the right to

vote?– Women did an incredible job helping to support the war with the work in

factories and replacing men at war– 15) What east coast state gave women the right to vote in 1917?

• New York– 16) That state giving women a right to vote was a turning point for

women’s rights. Why would that one state have so much clout (think)?• Most populous state (large percentage of women could now vote)

– 17) What amendment gave women the right to vote?• 19th