Chapter 12 WORLD WAR I

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Chapter 12 WORLD WAR I

• Section 1 World War I Breaks Out
• Section 2 The United States Goes to War
• Section 3 The War at Home
• Section 4 The Wars End and Aftermath

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Objectives
Section 2 The United States Goes to War

• What challenges did the United States face while
  trying to remain neutral?
• What events led to U.S. entry into World War I?
• How did the United States prepare its military
  for war?
• What types of experiences did Americans have
  while serving in Europe?

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Difficulties of neutrality
Section 2 The United States Goes to War

• conflicting sympathies and opinions
• British propaganda campaign
• British navy blockade
• German submarine attacks

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Events leading to U.S. entry into WWI
Section 2 The United States Goes to War

• the German attack on the Sussex in 1916
• German resumption of full-scale U-boat warfare in
  1917
• publication of the Zimmerman Note

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U.S. military preparations
Section 2 The United States Goes to War

• Congress passed the Selective Service Act.
• Congress established a massive soldier-training
  program.

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American experiences in Europe
Section 2 The United States Goes to War

• Pershing insisted that the Americans fight as a
  group.
• The troops sailed to Europe using the convoy
  system.
• The Americans marched through Paris, stopping at
  Lafayettes tomb.
• Army engineers built military and support
  facilities and communications networks.
• American women served as nurses and volunteers.