WWI & the U.S.
Objective:
Mobilizing for War
_______________ – 3 million men & Selective Service Act (age restrictions)
Black soldiers – segregated & filled noncombat roles
Women – volunteer nurses, typists, & interpreters, or the Red Cross
___________________________ – loans to the govt. to help pay for the war
Americans Arrive
_____________________ (Civil War breaking out at home; govt. overthrown by
communists)
Battles fought on fronts (ex. western & eastern)
Germans losing too many men & supplies = defeat!
Armistice – truce
Germany becomes a ______________________
Germany ________________________________________________________
German _______________________________________ (including U-boats)
Outcomes of WWI
War = 1914 - 1919
Casualties:
Allies = ___________________
Central = ____________________
Americans = 116,000
Wounded = 20 million
Civilians = _______________________________
Wilson’s 14 Points
________________________________________________
one point called for ____________________________ – the right of people to decide
their own political status
most important point called for _________________________ – an international congress
of nations designed to settle disputes & protect democracy
Treaty of Versailles
The Big 4 decided (__________________________________________):
Germany would have to _____________________ – payments for damages during the
war
the Allies would gain control over parts of Germany
League of Nations would control Central Powers’ land
_________________________________________________________
U.S. Senate rejected the treaty because it would involve the U.S. in European affairs; the
U.S. never joined the League of Nations
_______________________________________________________
Summary: