american involvement in wwi day 2 of wwi lesson final

American Involvement in WWI

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Part 1: The Homefront Wartime Economics, and Res Restrictions trictions of Speech











“He Kept Us Out of War War”(but ”(but not for long)











Wilson’ Wilson’ss Wartime America: America: •

Government Control of the Economy:

>>*gov. increased production of factories & farms* ^(will be on test) >>1917 Lever Food and Fuel Act (also called the Food and >>1917 Fuel Control Act) -It gave Wilson and Congress near total control of economy.

-Food Administration created -Railroad Administration created











Herbert Hoover and Wartime Food Supply •

US Food Administration – established by Wilson in Aug. 1917

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Hoover - Food Administration Director (and future Pres.) (R) -appointed by Wilson, and given power by the Lever Food and Fuel Act to regulate the food supply

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propaganda campaign slogan: “Food Will Win the War”

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Wednesdays” “Meatless Mondays, and Wheatless Wednesdays

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Food Administration Grain Corporation: -primary purpose: to stabilize the











The WIB and The Railroad Administration •

War Industries Board: -prioritized the delivery of raw materials to war-related industries first (ex: steel was used to produce guns first, instead of being used to mak m ake e inner linings for corsets) corsets)

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Railroad Administr Administration: ation: -during the winter of 1917, harsh blizzard conditions and poor organization organization between companies caused the























Selective Service System (Draft) Selective Service Act of 1917: Created the t he Selective Service System >Created System: By August of 1917, all men ages 18 - 45 had to register register for possible call to military service. •











Espionage Act & Sedition Act •

The Espionage Act of 1917 (page 606):

>meant to help find Central Powers spies, and censor war info

>*censored mail and forms of media (this will be on test)* >made it illegal to encourage mutiny or obstruct recruitment











Imprisonment Imprisonment of Eugene V. V. Debs •

Debs had been on Wilson’s Wilson’s enemy list ever since the 1912 election season. (Debs ( Debs was the candidate candidate for Socialist Party)

-Debs openly opposed US involvement involvement in WWI, and often criticized Wilson.











Shenck v. United States (1918) (1918) •

Charles T. Schenck and Elizabeth Baer were leaders of the Socialist Party Party in Philadelphia.

>>They mailed pamphlets to US draftees, trying to convince them to oppose the war. >>They were charged with conspiracy to violate the













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War bonds:













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US propaganda: propaganda:

























Created Created in 1917!













The 1918 Influenza Pandemic Pandemic



















































































































Wilson’s 14 Points (Policy and Document) •

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Wilson expanded the US aims of the war from just defending “freedom of the seas ” to a higher goal of “making the world safe for democracy ”.

Main Ideas of the 14 Points (US War Goals):

>>no more secret diplomacy between nations >>freedom of the seas, except in territorial waters >>removal of trade barriers between nations >>creation of (what was to be) The League of Nations











The Treaty of Versailles (1919) •

Signed on June 28 th, 1919, in Versailles, France. -page 615

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“Big 4” author nations of the Versailles Treaty:

-the US, Great Britain, France, and Italy

-*Russia was left-out because it was ruled by communists.* •

Conditions of the Treaty (for Austria and The Ottomans):

Austro-Hungarian Empire broken-up broken-up into smaller nations. >Austro-Hungarian

-Czechoslovakia formed -Yugoslavia formed

(Modern-day Turkey map)











Treaty of Versailles (cont.) Conditions of the Treaty (for Germany): >Germany lost territory in France and in the east: -Alsace-Lorraine territory returned to France -Poland formed -page 617: territory lost map >War >W ar Guilt Clause: caused Germany to have sole responsibility for the war, war, lose its navy, greatly reduce its land army, and Germany had to pay billions in •





















League of Nations •

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*Created by the Treaty of Versailles*, with the urging of Wilson and his administration. -Pg. 616 The League was and organization of (Mostly European) nations formed in order to: -defend -defend each-other against aggressors -prevent -prevent future wars, by using diplomacy and negotiation -it was the precursor to the United Nations today













Lodge(R) vs. Lodge(R) vs. Wilson(D) Wilson(D) over over The League •

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Wilson argued that the US joining the League of Nations would help prevent future wars. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, and other Republicans in Congress argued that it would drag the US into unnecessary commitments, and limit America’s ability to











WWI Leads to Future Conflicts? •

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The Treaty of Versailles is said to have led to the rise of more nationalism, and a desire des ire for revenge revenge in Germany. Italy was angered by the refusal of the others to give it

american involvement in wwi day 2 of wwi lesson final

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