WWI - Lesson 2 - The Home Front

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What was the intended purpose of Zimmerman’s intercepted telegram?

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Do you think neutrality was a good position to take or should the US have entered the war earlier?

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How could average citizens support the war effort?

Multiple Choice

How did life change for women on the home front during World War I?

• Life did not change

• Many more women began working outside the home in jobs traditionally held by men.

• More women worked in government jobs.

• Women were more represented in governemnt.

Multiple Choice

How did life change economically and politically for African Americans on the home front during World War I?

• Hundreds of thousands of African Americans left the Deep South for industrial jobs in the North. In Northern cities, these members of the “Great Migration” could vote and had greater civil rights.

• More African Americans had to join the Coast Guard

• Life did not change

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Class discussion: Is 18 year old is an appropriate age for military service?

​Work in Pairs for 3 min

​ Research other times the draft was used in United States history. Find posters or other advertisements meant to appeal to young men, and then analyze how the draft affected public morale at the time.

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Why it might be more difficult to recruit American soldiers to take part in World War I than it would be to recruit French or British soldiers?

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“I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity.” —Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president

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“Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.” —General George S. Patton

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Work together in small groups to discuss the differing attitudes exemplified by these quotes. Brainstorm reasons why each speaker might have thought as he did. Choose a position, and briefly debate its merits.

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Open Ended

Why might you believe that war is brutal, futile, and stupid?

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What are some of the positive outcomes of war?

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the wartime agencies created in the U.S. during World War I?

• to help forge alliances with neutral countries so that America would have allies

• to foster cooperation between the national war effort and private businesses

• to monitor events in Europe and use this information to direct troop movements

• to convince the American public, including its 8 million German immigrants, to support the war effort

Multiple Choice

What was the primary purpose of the War Industries Board?

• to produce war propaganda

• to build a naval fleet

• to coordinate the production of war materials

• to harvest natural resources

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the British Passenger liner that was sunk in May 1915, killing 128 Americans?

• Lusitania

• Sussex

• Titanic

• USS Maine

Multiple Choice

What warfare strategy was most commonly used in WWI?

• Guerrilla Warfare

• Blitzkering

• Standard Warfare

• Trench Warfare

Multiple Choice

Which country was Germany proposing an alliance with in the Zimmerman Telegram?

• America

• Canada

• Britain

• Mexico

Multiple Choice

Which alliance was Germany with?

• Central Powers

• Allied Powers

• Netural