Do Now: Examine the Map – If you had the choice of joining sides in World War I, which would you join the green or the orange? Explain. Aim: Why did the.

Do Now: Examine the Map – If you had the choice of joining sides in World War I, which would you join the green or the orange? Explain.

Aim: Why did the United States enter on the side of the Allies during World War I?

Mr. McEntarfer * Global IV* HSLPS

Homework: Answer Aim in a paragraph

Instructional Objectives• We will be able to:

– Judge the impact of circumstances and events on the U.S. entry into WWI

– Explain why the U.S. joined on the side of the Allies during WWI

Agenda:

• Do Now

• Guided Notes

• Reading Activity

• Summary

Background• The U.S. has had a strict policy of neutrality based on

George Washington’s pleas that the U.S. stay out of the affairs of Europe. Most Americans believed that we should stay out of Europe’s conflict in WWI.

Why did George Washington suggest that

the U.S. Stay out of foreign conflicts?

Submarine Warfare• The Germans wanted to keep the U.S. neutral and were careful

not to have their U-Boats (submarines) target U.S. ships. However, the Germans in desperation began unrestricted submarine warfare around Great Britain in a attempt to cut off supplies.

Question?

German submarines, called U-boats, torpedoed enemy ships and neutral ships trading with the enemy.

How might of the German submarines have given

Germany a bad reputation around the world?

The “Q” Ship• Originally the Germans would surface and allow the ships

crew to abandon ship before sinking it. However, the British introduced the “Q” Ship or “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”. This was a warship disguised as an unarmed merchant vessel that would lure the U-boat in by pretending to abandon ship and then unveil their hidden guns and destroy the submarine. After this the German submarine would fire without warning.

How might the “Q” ships make it more likely that

that the U.S. would join the allies?

The British would often fly the American flag on their ships to ward off U-Boat attacks.

How did flying the American flag ward off U-

boat attacks.

· Americans were infuriated with the destruction of the Lusitania.

Cultural Ties

• Pro Allies– Language ties with

Great Britain– Cultural ties with GB as

a former colony– France was a

democracy and had helped the U.S. during the American Revolution

– Germany was viewed as the aggressor.

• Pro Central Powers – U.S. has a large

population of people with German decent

– U.S. has an even larger population of people of Irish decent who are very anti-British

What arguments are there against the U.S. joining the

Allies?

British Propaganda in America

Why did the British and French put up recruitment posters in the U.S. when

they were neutral.

Anti-German Propaganda

What is this poster really asking Americans to do?

– secret message from Germany to Mexico urging Mexico to attack the U.S. if the U.S. declared war on Germany

Moving Toward WarZimmermann telegram:

– Germany promised to help Mexico regain land it lost to the U.S. in the Mexican War.

* The U.S. declared war on the Central Powers in 1917.

Zimmermann Telegram: Decoded Message

Summary

• The United States was never formally a member of the Allied Powers, but was an "Associated Power."

• Significant numbers of American troops only arrived in Europe in summer 1918.

• American involvement helped bring the war to an end, and help shape the peace.Do you believe that

America should have entered WWI? Explain?

Reading Test – Read pages 411 – 413 and answer the questions for review on page 413

Homework:

Homework – Answer the Aim question in a paragraph.