Transcript Should The US Enter the War?

Should The U.S. Enter the War?
World War 1
Pair-Share
Europe is at war. The United States is sitting on the
sidelines…
1. Under what circumstances should the U.S. get
involved?
2. Should we trade with each side/only one or none at
all?
3. What action, if any, should we take if American lives
are lost?
4.Since America is made up of both English and German
immigrants – how should/will they react if and when
we get involved in the war?
Essential Question
•Did the Russian Revolution
and the entry of the United
States affect the course and
outcome of the war?
While the war in the
Western Front (France)
dragged on in the trenches,
the war on the Eastern
Front remained brutal.
By 1917, the Russians had
The Russian Ruler, Czar
Nicholas II, commanded
the Russian military. He
was a disaster, and in
March 1917 he was
forced to abdicate.
Film Clip: Communism & the Soviet Union
What countries are considered to be on the “Eastern Front”?
In which part of Russia is the area of most unrest and resistance?
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity…
Russian Revolution Propaganda
In November 1917,
Lenin signed the
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, In 1917, the
Czar abdicated.
ending Russian
involvement in the
Democracy
war.
came to Russia.
The Russians
set up Soviets –
the local
branches of
workers parties.
Lenin’s Bolshevik
party changed its
name to
Communists – after
Karl Marx’s
classless society.
In November
1917 Lenin and
the Bolsheviks
took over
power in
Russia.
Check for Understanding
•Predict what will be the
effects on the Allies in
WWI when Russia leaves
the war.
•Complete Worksheet:
Should the U.S. Enter WWI?
At the same time Russia
leaves the war, the United
States enters the war…why
do you think they retreated
from their policy of
isolationism?
Film Clip: The U.S. Enters the War
January 1917, Germany announces Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
In March 1915, German submarines sunk the British ship the
Lusitania, killing 128 U.S. citizens.
On April 2, 1917,
President Wilson
asked Congress to
declare war on
Germany.
In February 1917, the
British intercepted a
telegram from the German
foreign minister, Arthur
Zimmerman, to the
German ambassador in
Mexico City.
The British decoded the
telegram and gave it to the
USA.
Check for Understanding
What do you predict was the major
reason why the United States
changed it’s foreign policy of
isolationism to interventionism?