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WWI Begins
Mr. Fisher US History

2. World War I Begins Section 1 - Review
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Causes of WWI (Introduction activity)
Nationalism: love/devotion for one’s country/culture
“MY country is better than your country.”
Imperialism:
Competing empires around the world
Militarism:
Development of armed forces to maintain dominance
Germany dev’l of navy to compete with the Royal Fleet (Britain)
Entangling alliances:
Assassination ultimately pulls allied countries in together
Central Powers: German Empire, Austria Hungary,
Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
Allied Powers – France, Russia, Great Britain (map)
Central Powers needs for victory:
Quick, one-front battle with France and Britain
Turn armies toward Russia with a victory
US to remain neutral – divided opinion
Against war:
3,000 miles away
Not our war
Another European war
For war:
Heritage ties to Britain
Strong economic ties with “Allied” powers
Section 1 - Review

3. World War I Begins US mobilizes for war – “just in case”
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US mobilizes for war – “just in case”
Ensure Allied payments for war materials (dynamite, black powder…)
Stop Germans from threatening U.S. trade (see notes)
Fighting Starts:
Schlieffen Plan (Why did the plan fail?)
Germany invades neutral Belgium to conquer France
Trench warfare (No Man’s Land)
Opposing sides “dig in” during battle
British blockade of German ports:
Starves the Germans (positive for Allies)
Prevented American goods from reaching Germany (negative)
United States’ involvement
Submarine warfare – U-boats (Response to blockade)
Sinking of the Lusitania (1) (4:50)
Growing involvement toward intervention
Zimmermann Note (2)
Proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico
Germany - give Mexico back their territory lost to the US

4. War at Home Taxes (progressive taxes and excise taxes)
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Expanding roll of government in economy
What is “economy?”
Production, exchange, distribution of goods and services
Movement toward a more “command economy” Consumer goods  war supplies (retooling)
“Selling” the War – 4 major ways
Taxes (progressive taxes and excise taxes)
War Revenue Act
Helped increase taxes for the war
Progressive
The more you make, the more you’re taxed
Excise
Tax on a sale or production of good
Selling of bonds:
Borrow money from public and return interest to them
Printing more money
Propaganda
Images/text used to make people believe a certain thing

5. Wilson - Peace Wilson’s Fourteen Points:
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Wilson - Peace
Wilson’s Fourteen Points:
Approach to post-World War I era
Aimed at preventing another war (1) (match to causes)
No secret treaties -
Freedom of seas -
Lower or abolish tariffs -
Arms reduction -
Colonial rights should be respected -
Treaty of Versailles
Officially ended war between Germany and the allied powers (Map)
Creation of a League of Nations (lyrics) (3)
Provided a forum for nations to discuss and settle grievances
Precursor to the United Nations
Failure: (Problem 1)
United States did not join
No armed forces to back it up
Results of War in America
Anti-immigration Hysteria
Hatred for many European immigrants (esp. Central Powers)
Red Scare
The fear of Communism spreading to the US
Research: Why does the United States fear Communism?
Great Migration
African Americans moving north to industries
Women’s Suffrage
19th Amendment
US Isolationism
“Stay out” philosophy
Began with not joining the League of Nations

6. Roaring 20s Causes: Results: Calvin Coolidge
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Causes:
Calvin Coolidge
Kept taxes down
Helped to increase credit
Little government interference  private enterprise to flourish
Results:
Increase in Standard of Living
Increase in wages (35%)
Superficial Prosperity
Productivity increase  businesses expanded
Created a larger gap between working class and upper class
Farm production – produced more than what was needed
Buying Goods on Credit
Installment plan – buy goods over an extended period of time
Banks provided low interest loans
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