World War I

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World War I
"The war to end all wars."
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World War I

• I. ROAD TO WAR
• A. Causes of WWI
• 1. M.A.N.I.A.
• 2. Two Sides

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World War I

• I. ROAD TO WAR
• B. Americas Neutrality Policy
• 1. Wilsons Proclamation
• 2. Why Neutral?

• Americans must remain impartial in thought as
  well as action.
• Traditional fear of entanglement in European
  Affairs
• Progressive Faith
• Humans are reasonable, high minded and capable of
  settling disputes peaceably
• Lead to a New World Order cooperative
  internationalism and collective security, instead
  of nationalism and power politics

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World War I

• I. ROAD TO WAR
• B. Americas Neutrality Policy
• 3. Neutral but Not Impartial
• Psychological/Ethnic Ties
• Propaganda
• Economic Ties

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World War I

• I. ROAD TO WAR
• C. Diplomacy/Problems of Neutrality
• 1. Results of British Blockade US Acceptance
• 2. Germans Submarines
• Lusitania (1915)
• Sussex Pledge (1916)

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World War I

• I. ROAD TO WAR
• D. Peace, Preparedness, Election of 1916
• 1. Peace Movement
• 2. Preparedness Movement

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World War I

• I. ROAD TO WAR
• D. Peace, Preparedness, Election of 1916
• 3. Election of 1916

He kept us out of the war
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World War I

• I. Road to War
• E. U.S. Entrance into War
• 1. As Neutral as Any Time (1916)
• 2. Dec. 1916, Tries Negotiate Peace w/ Both

Peace without Victory January 1917
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World War I

• I. Road to War
• E. U.S. Entrance into War
• 3. Feb. 1917 Germans Unrestricted Sub War
• 100 Uboats blockade Britain

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World War I

• I. Road to War
• E. U.S. Entrance into War
• 4. Feb. 1917 Zimmerman Telegram

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World War I

• I. Road to War
• E. U.S. Entrance into War
• 5. Mar. 1917 Russian Revolution

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World War I

• I. Road to War
• E. U.S. Entrance into War
• 6. Mar. 1917 Renewed Attacks
• 7. April 1917 Wilson Asks For War

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World War I

• I. Road to War
• G. Wilsons Idealism Reasons Goals of War
• 1. Reasons for War
• 2. Wilsonian Idealism
• 3. Fourteen Points (Jan. 1918)

• Make the World safe for democracy
• A war to end war

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Reasons for U.S. Entry

• Unrestricted U-Boat Warfare

2. Propaganda

• Idealism

4. War Loans

• Zimmerman Note