Continued review (chapter 11)
start was the assisnation, austrail-hungry declared war, US became econically tied to the war, germany was sinking and killing US people, we were not on good terms with mexico so germany tried to get them as an aliy, but mexico didnt go for it. we found out and claimed war. war hawks, we became tied to the war through trade, but traded soleing with the alies, british and american propaganda, show examples, preparedness program(1915), us started arming and preparing for war, american business, munitions business pushed US into war to make money, german delclarationm of unlimited submarine warfare, sinking ships and killing americans,
Lusitania, ship that was sunk in 1915, was a cruise ship, but had war belongs on it, germany thought they upheld the international law, US didnt think so because they didnt let people get off the ship, Sussex Pledge, President Wilson addressed congress in April an issued an ultimatum to german, Sussex pledge, end sinking of passenger ships, search merchant ships for conraband and make provisions for passengers and crews before sinking merchant ships, germany guarattees were generally honored until the announcement of the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare in FEB, 1917
Propaganda, pursasive advertising, Propaganda packet, to pursay people to be involved in the war, once involved they put 'what you do to help', ie, boy scouts, gardens, red cross, conserve food, UNITY OUR COUNTRY for the war effort, General John Pershing, dough boys, dough type thing to shine shoes and belts, Ferdinand Foch, head person in military, the homefront, refers to what people did back in the US to help win war, every country has their own homefront, war industries board, BERNARD BARUCH, regulated industry in US, encougred mass production, industries board, 20%, HERBERT hoover, food administration, urged people to conserve food, had MEATLESS days, and WHEATLESS days, victory gardens, preventing hoarding of food by people, 'food is ammunition---dont waste it", stock market, and great depression, eat cottage cheese!!!, public infomation goal wa to influnece US public opinion to support WWI in their own way!, tried to americanized german words!
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