On the Home Front Chapter 19, section 2
Jan 18, 2016
On the Home Front
Chapter 19, section 2
Quick Write
• Define the following terms– Militarism– Alliances– Imperialism– Nationalism
• Use the text to explain how each contributed to war in Europe.
• Was any nation primarily responsible for World War I?
• Give evidence to support your opninion.
Total War
• As the war drug on, nations realized they needed the full commitment of their entire society
• Resulted in policies of total war, the channeling of a nation’s entire resources into a war
Effects of Total War
• Military draft• Millions of young
men drafted on both sides to fight
Effects of Total War
• Taxes raised
Effects of Total War
• Rationing of food and products
Effects of Total War• Government
censorship• Controlling the
public opinion was important
• AIM:Keep discouraging news from reaching public
Effects of Total War
• Propaganda war• Propaganda is the spreading of ideas to
promote a cause or damage an opposing cause
• Both sides spend money on propaganda
Women during WWI
• Played large role• Women took jobs
in war industries that were left by the men
• Kept economies going
Women during WWI• Edith Cavell—
became a national hero in Britain
• Nurse that was caught helping prisoners escape
• Shot by Germany
Russian Revolution• Morale became low in all the countries• WWI hit Russia especially hard• March 1917, the czar will be
overthrown• Eventually, Vladimir Lenin will take
control of the government• Signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
USA entry into WWI
• USA had remained neutral, but during the course of the war the country moved closer and closer to help the Allies
USA entry into WWI
• Nation had major cultural ties to Great Britain and France
• Some citizens did side with Central Powers
Reasons for USA entry into WWI
1. In 1917, Great Britain intercepted “The Zimmerman Note”
USA entry into WWI2. 1915, Lusitania
Sunk 128 Americans killed
3. Violated the Sussex Pledge.
* German U-boats practiced unrestricted submarine warfare and sunk several merchant ships
USA entry into WWI
• April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asks and receives a Declaration of War on Germany