The
1910’s:
American History
World War 1
Imperialism Review
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Imperialism Review
• Imperialism
– What is the definition of imperialism?
• What territories did the U.S take control of
during imperialism?
• How did imperialism make the U.S a World
Power?
Where We’ve been…
1870
1880
1890
1900
Imperialism
Industrialization
World War 1 begins in 1914 in Europe
The United States does not officially join until
1917 when it declares war on Germany.
1910
World
War 1
1920
1930
What do you know
Know
I want to know
Want
What I learned
World War 1
Learn
Today’s Objectives
The goals I’ve set for us
today are:
1. Learn and discuss
the events leading
up to World War 1 &
why the US joins the
conflict.
2. Complete activities
and assessments in
order to show an
understanding of the
lesson
3. I want you to create
one goal for the
class today:
Tips for goal setting:
Identify something you think you can achieve
today.
Make it measureable, like “I’ll answer three
questions in complete sentences, etc.”
Today’s Class Created Goal is:
1. The Alliance System
Triple Entente:
Triple Alliance:
Two Armed Camps!
Allied Powers:
Central Powers:
2. Militarism & Arms Race
Total Defense Expenditures for the Great Powers [Ger., AH, It., Fr., Br., Rus.] in millions of £s.
1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1914
94
130
154
268
289
398
1910-1914 Increase in
Defense Expenditures
France
10%
Britain
13%
Russia
39%
Germany
73%
3. Economic & Imperial Rivalries
4. Aggressive Nationalism
Archduke Franz Ferdinand &
His Family
The Assassination: Sarajevo
The Assassin:
Gavrilo
Princip
Who’s To Blame?
Skim the reading below for:
1. Highlight the definition of conscientious objectors
2. Highlight ways that these people protested the conflict?
3. Highlight the way that the government punished
conscientious objectors
Big Question: Do you still have to sign up to be drafted into
the military?
Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points
• US President Woodrow Wilson
had a plan to maintain peace in
Europe long after WW1. This
plan included:
– No more secret alliances
between nations
– Arms reduction: Less guns, less
chance of war
– National self-determination
– The League of Nations - an
organization of the world's
nations that would settle
problems peacefully and
establish collective security
through mutual defense.
– "Peace without victory" - a
non-punishing peace treaty
Treaty of Versailles:
What happened instead…
The European countries blamed Germany for the all the
death and destruction of the war
The Treaty of Versailles
• Guilt Clause
– Germany accept full responsibility
• Army Reduction
– German army less than 100,000 men
• Reparations
– Germany pay for all war damages
• Germany Lost Colonies
– All Germany’s territories taken away
• League of Nations
– Germany not allowed to partake
• Extra Nations
– Latvia & Lithuania, former German
territories, achieved nationhood
Hypothetically
• If this happened to the United States, how
would you feel?
Question 1
What was the purpose of the
League of Nations?
Question 2
What is the artist implying
about the League of Nations?
As a result of the Versailles Treaty, Germany lost its
overseas colonies in Africa. How did the loss of
these colonies contribute to the outbreak of WWII?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Without Germany as a competitor for colonies,
Britain and France put little effort into rebuilding their
navies.
The Nazis exploited German resentment of their colonial
losses by engaging in territorial expansion in Europe.
Rivalries between Britain and France for territory in Africa
prevented these countries from taking action to stop
aggression in Europe
The United States ignored Germany’s military build-up
because Germany was not likely to become powerful
without raw materials from its former African colonies
Match word with definition
1.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Alliances
Isolationists
Internationalists
League of Nations
Treaty of
Versailles
f) Fourteen Points
g) Lusitania
h) Propaganda
i) Reparations
j) Zimmermann
Telegram
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
European countries formed
agreements that if one country
was attacked, the others would
step in to help them.
A British passenger ship that
Germany sank, killing 128
Americans on board.
Germany sent a letter to Mexico,
asking Mexico to get involved in
the war and attack the US.
Wilson’s peace plan that
included “Peace without
Victory”.
An organization made up of the
world's countries and would
peacefully solve problems.
Pay money for war damages.
WWI peace agreement that gave
harsh punishments to Germany.
Americans who believed the U.S.
should stay out of “stupid
European war”.
Americans who believed the U.S.
should become involved with
war to protect the world
balance.
The spreading of information to
promote a cause