Total Warfare

Trench Warfare

Guerilla Warfare

Chemical Warfare

1914

1915

1916

1917

American soldiers returning home from Europe competed for their jobs with African-American and Mexican workers who had held the jobs during the war

Post-war inflation led workers to demand more pay from businesses, leading to strikes

Employment was at an all-time high because of the economic benefit of the war

The Nazis were gaining ground in German elections

The US established naval blockades along the German coast

The American public became more hostile towards Germany

President Wilson immediately declared war on Germany

The German government paid reparations to the US and Britain

Freedom of the seas

Aggressive militarism

Disapproval of naval laws

Coordinated rescue operations

Germany would acquire the ability to recruit soldiers from N. America

Germany would distract the US military and slow US support to the Allies

Germany would secure funding for their war efforts by buying land on the Mex. border

Germany would gain control of the major ports on the Gulf of Mex.

Pres. Wilson restricted immigration to the US from Germany and Britain

Pres. Wilson stated the document was merely propaganda by the British

Pres. Wilson proposed the US should prepare to defend against an attack

Pres. Wilson placed high tariffs on imports to protect businesses in the US

The Committee used local town hall meetings to hold draft lotteries for the army

The Committee investigated public institutions that taught the German language to its students

The Committee used four minutes of public speaking to encourage the Amer. public to support the war

The Committee investigated private citizens and their loyalties to the US

The US sought to establish a strategic partnership with Kaiser Wilhelm

The Allies promised to give land in Europe the the US

The Allies promised the US would receive reparations after the defeat of the German Empire

The United States wanted to safeguard economic relationships with Britain and France.

Many countries believed they were superior to other nations, leading to militarism and armament

Nationalism causes Britain and other Euro. nations to adapt isolationist policies

The imperialism of the Ottoman empire made Britain and other nations hesitant to join the war

Alliances caused the war to escalate from a regional conflict into a war throughout Euro.

Britain and other Euro. nations wanted to protect financial interests on the continent of Europe