Transcript The American Nation

HOLT
The American Nation
IN THE MODERN ERA
Chapter 12
WORLD WAR I
Section 1: World War I Breaks Out
Section 2: The United States Goes to War
Section 3: The War at Home
Section 4: The War’s End and Aftermath
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Section 2: The United States Goes to War
Objectives:
 What challenges did the United States face while
trying to remain neutral?
 What events led to U.S. entry into World War I?
 How did the United States prepare its military
for war?
 What types of experiences did Americans have
while serving in Europe?
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Section 2: The United States Goes to War
Difficulties of neutrality
 conflicting sympathies and opinions
 British propaganda campaign
 British navy blockade
 German submarine attacks
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Events leading to U.S. entry into WWI
 the German attack on the Sussex in 1916
 German resumption of full-scale U-boat warfare
in 1917
 publication of the Zimmerman Note
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U.S. military preparations
 Congress passed the Selective Service Act.
 Congress established a massive soldier-training
program.
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Section 2: The United States Goes to War
American experiences in Europe
 Pershing insisted that the Americans fight as a group.
 The troops sailed to Europe using the convoy system.
 The Americans marched through Paris, stopping at
Lafayette’s tomb.
 Army engineers built military and support facilities
and communications networks.
 American women served as nurses and volunteers.
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