16. Rationale behind the Zimmerman Note : The U.S. & Mexico almost went to war in June 1916 over events related to the Mexican Revolution (Huerta, Carranza, Pancho Villa)
17. April 2, 1917, Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war to “make the world safe for democracy”
19. “ Over There ” American Military Participation in WWI
20. WWI Alliances & Battlefronts, 1914-1917 When the U.S. entered the war in 1917, the Allies were on the brink of defeat U-boats effectively limited Allied supplies The Russian armistice in 1917 allowed Germany to move its full army to the western front Mutinies were common in the French army & the British lost at Flanders, Belgium
24. The 1 st U.S. troops arrived via convoy in June 1917 but did not see action until early 1918
25. The U.S. on the Western Front, 1918 American soldiers saw their 1 st action in May 1918 at Chateau Thierry outside Paris & helped resist a last-ditch German offensive The Allied counter-attack led by the U.S. & France pushed into Germany
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Notes de l'éditeur
Lesson Plan for Wednesday, January 21, 2009: Warm-Up Question: Discuss causes of WWI, Wilson video, start WWI notes
Lesson Plan for Tuesday, January 20, 2009: Warm-Up Question, Finish WWI notes
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Examine the reading on the back of student notes “What did the USA enter WW1”?
15 Bad sign—US military’s most recent battle experience was chasing Pancho Villa in Mexico but did not catch him. Selective Service Act called for all men aged 21-30 then raised to 18-45
African-Americans on a Troop Ship Headed for France