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Propaganda
Anti war, pro war
Anti war
I didn’t raise my boy to be a solider
Pro war
Over there
4 reasons for americas entrance
German u boats (unrestricted sub)
Lusitania
SUSSEX
Zimmerman note
German U boats
Submarine
Unrestricted sub
Attack without warning
Lusitania
British ship NY to England. Torpedoed by German u boat. 128 Americans dead- Wilson remains neutral
SUSSEX
French ship torpedoed by Germany
SUSSEX pledge
1.passengers ships won’t be targeted
2.unarmed merchant ships will not be targeted
3.merchants ships searched before sinking
4.passengers/crew removed before sinking
Zimmerman note
Telegram alliance before Germany/Mexico
Election of 1916
Dem Wilson vs rep Hughes *first dem since Jackson. Consecutive terms
Safe for democracy
Congress declares war April 1917
American soliders
Dough boys
Selective service act
Males age 21-30 (18-45) required to register for military 3 million drafted 2 million volunteered
Alvin York
US WW1 hero pacifist-used skill turkey hunting, captured Germans, silenced machine guns