world war i – 1914 -1918

World War I – 1914 -1918

Russians – 3.3 millionGermans – 2.6 millionFrench – 1.9 million

Austro-Hungarians – 1.5 millionBritish 1.2 million

USA – 117,000

Why did the U.S. remain neutral so long?

Neutrality:

Idealism or Naivete?

Why can’t we trade with everyone?

Is the British and French trade a good thing?

How do the Germans Respond?

1916 Presidential Election

“He kept us out of war!”

Charles Evans Hughes

Wilson Re-elected

By November, 1916 Where is the Mood of the

Country?

Zimmermann Telegram

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

After staying out so long, why are we getting in?

American Expeditionary Force“Doughboys”

How did the War Affect the Home Front?

Cost: $3.5 billion

Taxes and Bonds

War Industries Board

Treaty of Versailles

The Fourteen Points

1-8Recommendations for New

Boundaries in Europe

The Fourteen Points9-13

Open DiplomacyFreedom of Navigation

Removal of Trade BarriersArms Reductions

Self-Determination for Colonies

The Fourteenth PointA League of Nations

What’s Wrong With The 14 points?

What do France and UK really want?

Is the Peace Conference a Total Failure?

What are Reparations?

Is this a Good Idea?

Harding and Coolidge“A Return to Normalcy”