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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
John Pershing
USA general head of the AEF (American expeditary force)
Convoy system
“Safety in the numbers” teams of destroyers escort merchant ships across Atlantic
Autocratic
Ruled by 1 person unlimited power