Transcript Chapter 9 section1 - cont

A quick review
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What are the causes of W W I???
Military buildup, Nationalism, Imperialism,
Alliances, and the Assassination.
Who were the two main Central Powers?
AH and Germany
Who were the main Allies?
France, Russia, and GB
The US stays Neutral
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When W W I began, the US remained
NEUTRAL – not involved
Most Americans still favored one side or the
other though
Central Powers – people with German and
Irish ancestry tended to favor the CP
Allies – More people tended to favor the Allies
because of the language (English) and our
long friendship with France.
Peace, Preparedness, and
Propaganda
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The Preparedness Movement urged the US to
prepare now in case we entered the war.
The Peace movement urged the country not
to build up the military and to stay out of the
war.
Propaganda is information that one side
prints about the other side. It is usually
exaggerated and is designed to influence
opinions.
We heard more propaganda from GB
Support for the Allies
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Most of President Wilson’s advisors
favored the British and hoped for an
Allied victory.
Businesses and Banks in the US tended
to favor GB and France over Germany
Most businesses sold supplies to the
Allies and lent money to them.
Events leading to War
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Most Americans hoped the Allies would win
but wanted to stay out of the war – several
things happened that led us into the war in
the years 1915 to 1917.
Ships and Submarine warfare. GB blockaded
ships going to Germany –some US ships were
stopped.
Germany used submarines to sink enemy
ships OR ships they thought were carrying
supplies to GB or France.
The Lusitania and Sussex
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In May of 1915, German subs sank a British
ship, the Lusitania. 128 Americans who were
aboard died.
In March, 1916, the Sussex ( a French ship)
was sunk by German Subs. Several
Americans were injured.
Wilson warned Germany to stop or risk war
with the US.
Germany issued the Sussex pledge: they
would not sink merchant ships without
warning. War is avoided…for now
Events of 1917
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In January, a telegram from Germany to
Mexico is made public. The “Zimmerman
note” said that if Mexico helped Germany in a
war against the US, then They would get
Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas back.
Between Feb 3 and March 21, Germany sunk
six American ships
Wilson asks Congress to declare war in April
1917 – Congress votes for war.