1914-1918 The Great War Subtitle of album

Causes Of The War (Long Term Cause) Nationalism (Pride in one’s country) Militarism (Building one’s Military) Imperialism (Stronger nation over a weaker nation) Alliances ( Forming partnerships in case of war)

Short Term Cause of WWI (Spark of WWI) Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie (Austria – Hungary) were Assassinated June 28, 1914

Start of WWI Austria- Hungry declared War on Serbia Due to the alliance System a war between two countries grew into a World War War started July 28,1914

Trench Warfare Trench foot Rats Lice

Deadly Technology of WWI Machine Guns Artillery Field Guns Poison Gas U-boats (Submarines) Tanks and armored cars Airplanes

Causes of USA entering WWI Sinking of the Lusitania Zimmerman Note Loans to Allies

Germany warned Americans not to ride British ships Germany Sinks the Lusitania 128 American Died

Zimmerman Note Germany officials asked Mexico to attack USA In return Germany will help Mexico get back TX, NM, and AZ

Selective Service Act At the start of WWI the United States had one of the smallest armies in the world Congress Passed the Selective Service Act in May of 1917 Selective Service Act was a draft of young men for military service. 24 million men sign up for the draft/ 2.8 million were drafted/ 4 million fought in WWI

Women and the Workforce Due to so many men fighting during WWI women begin taking jobs outside the home. Nearly 500,000 women joined the workforce for the first time. As a result of their contribution during the war along with years of protest, women gained the right to vote (1920)

The Great Migration The Great Migration was a mass movement of African Americans From the South to the north in search of jobs and a better way of life.

Push factors from the south

Push factors from the south Jim Crow Law (segregation Laws) Racial Violence (Lynchings) Low paying Jobs (Sharecropping )

Pull Factors to the North Economic Prosperity Job openings Due to WWI Aid From African American in the North Better future for their Children

Schenck V. United States The Supreme Court upheld the Sedition Act by stating that there are times that the need for public order is so pressing that 1st Amendment rights do not apply.

Treaty of Versailles Ended WWI Germany had to accept blame for WWI Germany had to reduce the size of its military Germany had to pay reparations Germany had to give up territory Established the league nations

League of Nations International organization establish to maintain peace The League of Nations would maintain peace through collective security Did not have an army

Fourteen points Woodrow Wilson's plan for world peace after WWI Wilson wanted to prevent another world war The establishment of the league of nations was one of the fourteen points

American Refuses to Join the league of nations Congress refused to join the league of nations because they did not want America to be pulled in unnecessary wars The league of nations was weaken by Americas refusal to join