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American Neutrality in WWI Guided Notes
World War I Begins
1. As we learned in the last lesson, World War I has
into a
the world has never seen before.
2. Many European countries are thrown
other and
war
each
.
The Allies vs. Central Powers
1. World War I would have the Allies and the Central Powers
against one another.
The Allies
1.
2.
3.
4. Many other countries would also be on the Allies side.
Central Powers
1.
2.
3.
4. Many other minor countries would be on the Central Powers side.
1914 – 1917
1. Europe was now
in war.
2. At the beginning of the war in August
felt that this war would be a
troops would be home by
, most countries
war and all their
.
3. What does glorious mean?
4. Do you think war would ever be glorious?
1914 – 1917
1. Europe would soon find out that this war was
but glorious.
2. Europe would see up
and
the absolutely
of
3. New
more
4.
.
allowed
ways to
and
men.
of men had already
before Europe could even
their
.
Where is the United States?
1. The United States clearly
what was happening in
.
2. The nation
or
whether they should go to
…
How Did Americans Feel About the War?
1. American had
opinions on whether or not to
go to war. The divided opinions could be split into
groups:
a.
b.
c.
Ethnic Loyalists
1. The United States is a
of
2. These immigrants still had
in
3. There were many
to their
.
and
immigrants in the United States.
4. The German immigrants felt the need to side with Germany and the Irish
felt the same need since the Irish did not like the British.
Pacifists/Loyalists
1. A Pacifist is someone who does not
in
.
2. An isolationist is someone who believes that their nation should stay
from
matters.
3. Both the
and
believe the war was not a
cause and it did not involve America’s
.
War Hawks
1. The War Hawks believed that the United States
engage in
2. They believed that in order to become a
United States must
.
power, the
the war.
The Decision?
1. What do you think the United States decided to do?
2. The United States from 1914-1917 stayed out of the war. They declared
or
.
3. This meant that the United States was
in the war.
Why Did the United States Go Neutral?
1. The United States at this time was the
nation in the world. In order to
rich, they needed to continue
with countries.
2. The United States wanted to maintain trade with both the
and the
Powers.
3. They did so and became more
.
Problem with Neutrality
1. The United States wanted to trade with
2. The
did not
we were sending
countries.
this because
materials to Britain’s
like the Germans.
3. The British had a
control of the
so they
any ship and
their goods like metal to make weapons, food to feed
the soldiers, cotton to make uniforms, etc.
4. Most of the trade the United States did would be geared toward the Allies
and not the Central Powers because they were forced to not trade with the
Central Powers.
5. The question remains: Was the US truly neutral by selling the majority of
their goods to one side of the war effort? Take a moment to answer this
question.
Central Power Response?
1. The Central Powers, mainly Germany, would deploy
which were the first
2. These submarines would
sink any
.
the
and
boat.
3. Take a prediction: Do you think they German U-boats would sink American
ships, too?
4. Think back to whether you believe the Americans were truly neutral or not.
What Happened in the End?
1. What do you think? Would the Americans join the war? Explain!
2. We will find out if the Americans joined the war in the next lesson…