WW1- events that caused U.S. to join
WW1- Positive impact on people/opportunities.
WW1- Restrictions on society
Treaty of Versailles vs. 14 points
Causes of American Imperialism
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The cruise ship that was sunk off of the German waters from German submarines
What is the Lusitania
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Who was given job opportunities after the men left for the war?
Women got jobs that men would usually have.
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How did people react to German Americans?
They ostracized them from society due to fear of espionage.
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Where was the treaty of Versailles signed?
It was signed in Versailles.
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What was one example of a cause of imperialism.
A example could have been Economic, Political, or for Nationalism.
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How does this picture relate to us joining the war?
It was the assassination of the Archduke, Franz Ferdinand and the assassins blamed it on Germany.
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What is shown in this image?
This shows when the African Americans moved to major cities to get out of the South
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What does this picture show?
This picture shows German immigrants in jail.
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Who is this and what did he want?
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This is U.S. President Woodrow Wilson and he wanted lasting world peace.
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Identify what reason for imperialism this is.
This was for economic, we needed crops for cash and just for food.
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Explain how the Russian revolution made us join the war.
The Russians turned communist and left the war, this meant that our allies need our help even more. This led to us joining the war.
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Describe some of the jobs women had during the war.
Women worked in factories to produce weapons/ammunition, mechanics, and clerics. (its ok if you have 1 or 2)
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Explain what the Govt. restricted people talking about.
The Govt. punished people that spoke out against the war.
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Explain what the 14 pts wanted.
The 14 pts wanted lasting peace, a league of nations, and less guns.
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Describe why we needed imperialism for political reasons.
It was for spreading democracy.
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What role did Mexico play in us joining the war?
They were asked by Germany to try to fight us to keep us out of the war.
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Why did African Americans move up to major cities in the North?
They moved up North to get away form the south, also because the North had more job opportunities and better pay.
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Connect people speaking out against the war and people speaking out about the draft.
These both are things that the Govt. restricted.
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Compare the 14 pts and the Treaty of Versailles.
The treaty of Versailles wanted there to be punishment for the opposition while the 14 pts wanted to be way less severe.
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Why did we take over different countries?
We needed more land.
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What if Franz Ferdinand was never assassinated?
List 1-2 answers
One answer is WW1 could have started a little later.
Another answer could be that Germany might have never been included in the war.
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What's the impact of African Americans moving into major cities?
They greatly boosted the economy and helped to fill in jobs.
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What's the impact of the Govt. restricting peoples ability to speak out?
This choice was very controversial because it went against the first amendment of having freedom of speech.
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What would have happened if the 14 pts was accepted and signed as the official treaty?
Our allies would be very mad at us and we would most likely have lost a very large amount of money with no way of getting it back.
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What are some arguments against imperialism?
Some arguments against imperialism was that it destroyed culture, was racially motivated, and it violated the constitution.