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America’s Road to War
Section 2
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Do we remain neutral???
President Woodrow Wilson
Why did many Americans want to get involved?
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Neutral???President Wilson vows to stay neutralTies with immigrantsU.S. trades with central/allied powers
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1/3 of America’s 93 million people were either foreign-born or the children of
immigrants
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“A German victory could be fatal to our form of government and American ideals.”
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Propaganda:
Information designed to influence opinion.
Used to gain American support.
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First…Americans sought to trade with both sides, but Britain’s blockade of Germany made this difficult….
So we continued to trade with Britain…
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GreatBritain
France
Borrowed money from the U.S. to help pay for the war……caused an economic boom in the U.S.
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Submarine Warfare
Germans block British portsGermany torpedoes British, French & American ships
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Germany announced in Feb. 1915 they would sink ships entering British ports….their goal was to cut off supplies to the British.
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Germans sink the Lusitania, a British passenger ship- May 7, 1915.
1000 people died including 128 Americans-sank in 15 minutes
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Lusitania
Sank by German u-boat May 19151000 people die – 128 AmericansHeaded to England from New York
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Months later German U-boats sank the French passenger ship,Sussex…. Several American injured…. Germans promised to warn neutral ships the next time
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Elected for a second term… slogan“He kept us out of war”……but could he do this?
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January 1917…
Germans reversed its policy on submarine warfare.*******Wilson breaks offties with Germany
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Zimmerman Telegraph
January, 1917…..Intercepted by the British government…German foreign minister sent this to Mexico…”We shall make war together and together make peace.” Reconquer New Mexico, Texas and Arizona
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Zimmerman TelegraphSent by the GermansIntercepted by the BritishPlea to Mexico to help them regain lost land – New Mexico, Texas & Arizona
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Russian Revolution…..The Russian people overthrew the monarchy…. Established a temporary government that promised free elections. They vowed to defeat the Germans
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Germans continue to sink ships at sea…
4 American ships!!!Thirty-six lives lost
April 2, 1917Wilson asked Congress for declaration of war…war was declared April 6, 1917
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Jeannette Rankin Montana1st woman in Congress…voted against the war
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Established a military draftMen aged 21 to 30 (later extended from 18 to 45)By the end of the war 24 million men had registered…3 million called to serve
Selective Service Act
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Noncombat work:
*nurses*clerks*radio operators
Women enlisted for the 1st time
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Henry Johnson
300,000 African Americans joined the army & navy…marines would not accept them…discrimination
Henry was the first American to receive the French Cross of War for bravery!!!