No school Thursday or Friday- thanksgiving break
Monday-WWI video- Christmas truce
Tuesday- WWI propaganda- information, posters, songs, etc. that are used to promote and publicize ones point of view. used to make sure everyone thought the way they wanted, changed any type of information to create emotions, they made headlines dramatic even if they weren't true. designed to make enemies look bad and us to look good, join the war, buy war bonds, conserve food, get everyone involved,
Famous People important to WWI- Woodrow Wilson- president of the US, didn't want us to go into war 1917 declared war on Germany. Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand started WWI, He was the next king on Russia. Jeannette Rankin- first woman to be in congress, voted against US entry into WWI, men thought she was stupid even though they voted her in since she women couldn't vote at the time. Adolph Hitler before,, avoided his arrest since he didn't want to be in war any more admitted himself into Germany's war, moved to higher titles in the military. he was an Austrian, also he was an artist. Red Barron, stationed in west Germany as a fighter pilot, went over places and spied for Germany, he shot down 80 planes.
Wednesday- Presented
Last Week Notes.
Major Battles of WWI Battles of Isonzo Austria Hungary and Italian armies, 12 battles 1-2 months 1.2 million people overall
Battles of Marne Germany and France, 500,000 soldiers lost their lives Marne is a city in Belgium
Battles of Ypres first battle 1914 near the Belgian city of Ypres near the Marne river second battle began in 1915 Germany went in waves third battle in 1917 known as Passchendaele an attempt to remove Germans from high ground around Ypres
Battle of Verdun Germany attacked french at Verdun no real winner tons of death.
Battle of Amiens, group of more specific battles major point was allies breaking through the German front lines US came in with tanks, Germany asked for Armistice on November 11th, 1918, we brought a help for the allies.
German spring Offensive, was a compilation of multiple German Attacks in the Western front. Michael was the main attack and meant to break down British lost most ground by biting off more than the could chew.
Women’s club movement, settlement house movement the women's suffrage movement Sold war bonds Conserved food, Woman's Committee of the Council of National defense nurses, navy and marines
Men- fought in war and helped at home. Children- sold newspapers, worked in factories, and helped with victory gardens.
Effects on tariffs and taxes (after war)- tax imposed on imported goods and services, raised to try and pay for the cost of the war
Effects on the use of resources(after war) gas and oil usage- way down, price way up, nobody had much money, nobody can buy resources.
War on the Homefront- family back home, produced soldiers with supplies, agencies to control the war buying war bonds and stamps, Liberty Bond- bond that was sold in the US to support the allied cause- Homefront- what people did at home during the war.
War industry board-coordinate purchase of war, encouraged companies to use mass production, have companies make mass production.
Food Administration- Herbert Hoover- leader, responsible for allies food reserves, Hoover kept everyone well fed, America produced the most food, Monitor food “Raise food not waste it” food used as a weapon.
FDR- assistant secretary of the navy
Joseph Stalin- leader of Russia in WWII
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