The USA in WWI and the Twenties (Bruno Saar)

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World War One: 

World War One Bruno Saar HTG 2012 Prosperity and Depression (1914 – 1933)

The Road to War: 

The Road to War Network of treaties The Balkan wars Schlieffen Plan „ Soph ie ! Sop hie ! Stirb nicht! Bleib' am Leben für unsere Kinder ! “

The USA and the War: 

The USA and the War Non-intervention policy War is evil in itself and unreliable in its results Favouring the Allies Woodrow Wilson: „ America is too proud to fight “ Woodrow Wilson

U-boat Campaign: 

U-boat Campaign Declaration of new war zones The Sinking of the Lusitania April 6 th 1917 – Declaration of war

US home front during WW I: 

US home front during WW I Victory Gardens Military draft Propaganda films Home Front

Wartime prosperity: 

Wartime prosperity Blooming industries John D. Rockefeller New skyscrapers High petroleum output Increase in agricultural demand

The USA and the War: 

The USA and the War 10 000 soldiers to France 2 million vs 300 000 Treaty of Versailles

The Aftermath: 

The Aftermath N on-interventionism Spanish flu pandemic (1918) Post–World War I recession Taxes on foreign goods The Immigration Act

1920s in the USA: 

1920s in the USA Prohibition of alcohol Al Capone The Lost Generation Major sport - baseball Growth of the Ku Klux Klan

The Roaring Twenties / The Jazz Age: 

The Roaring Twenties / The Jazz Age The peak of women’s suffrage Consumerism Automobile industry Radio Electrification

The Roaring Twenties / The Jazz Age: 

The Roaring Twenties / The Jazz Age Modern sewer systems Urbanization The Chrysler Building Walt Disney Change in the role of women

The Great Depression : 

The Great Depression Black Tuesday Closure of banks High unemployment rate Soup kitchens Dirty Thirties

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