AMERICA AND THE GREAT WAR WORLD WAR I

  • Slides: 69
Download presentation
AMERICA AND THE GREAT WAR WORLD WAR I 1914 -1918 AMERICA’S ENTRY 1917

AMERICA AND THE GREAT WAR WORLD WAR I 1914 -1918 AMERICA’S ENTRY 1917

WOODROW WILSON ► GREW UP IN GEORGIA, CAROLINAS ► SON OF PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER ►

WOODROW WILSON ► GREW UP IN GEORGIA, CAROLINAS ► SON OF PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER ► COLLEGE PROFESSOR AT PRINCETON ► ONLY U. S. PRESIDENT – PH. D (Johns Hopkins) ► WIFE, ELLEN, DIED IN HIS FIRST TERM IN OFFICE (1914, KIDNEY DISEASE) ► MET EDITH BOLLING GALT (WIDOW FROM WASHINGTON); MARRIED IN 1915

“It would be an irony of fate if my administration had to deal chiefly

“It would be an irony of fate if my administration had to deal chiefly with foreign affairs” --Wilson 1919 - After the First World War, Wilson sought to convince Americans to join the League of Nations; his brutal tour of U. S. to promote the League, led to his physical demise. In Sept. 1919, in Pueblo, Colorado, Wilson collapsed, suffering a stroke. His entire left side was paralyzed and his left eye blinded. Wife, Edith took over his primary duties for the remainder of his presidency. Warren G. Harding succeeded him as president.

EDITH WILSON, SECOND WIFE ELLEN WILSON, FIRST WIFE

EDITH WILSON, SECOND WIFE ELLEN WILSON, FIRST WIFE

DOLLAR DIPLOMACY ► “IDEALIST DIPLOMACY” – WILSON SOUGHT NEW WORLD ORDER GOVERNEMED ► FOREIGN

DOLLAR DIPLOMACY ► “IDEALIST DIPLOMACY” – WILSON SOUGHT NEW WORLD ORDER GOVERNEMED ► FOREIGN POLICY UNDER TAFT/WILSON ► ENCOURAGED U. S. BANKS TO AID DEBTPLAGUED COUNTRIES IN LATIN AMERICA SUCH AS HAITI, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, NICARAGUA ► THIS DIPLOMACY TERM ALSO REFERENCES WILSON’S FREQUENT INTERVENTIONS IN LATIN AMERICAN AFFAIRS

U. S. INTERVENTION: NICARAGUA, HAITI, DOMINICAN REPBUBLIC, MEXICO INCREASED U. S. $ IN LATIN

U. S. INTERVENTION: NICARAGUA, HAITI, DOMINICAN REPBUBLIC, MEXICO INCREASED U. S. $ IN LATIN AMERICA = INCREASED U. S. INTEREST IN DEVELOPMENTS “FOLLOW THE MONEY TRAIL”

WILSON’S IDEOLOGY ► SAW HIMSELF AS A MAN OF DESTINY, GOVERNED BY MORALITY AND

WILSON’S IDEOLOGY ► SAW HIMSELF AS A MAN OF DESTINY, GOVERNED BY MORALITY AND IDEALISM ► “I AM GOING TO TEACH THE SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS TO ELECT GOOD MEN” ► “I SUPPOSE THERE IS NOTHING TO DO BUT TO TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS AND RESTORE ORDER”

MEXICAN CIVIL WAR ► INSTABILITY IN MEXICO ► PORFIRIO DIAZ-1876 -1910 (MILITARY DICTATOR)…OVERTHROWN ►

MEXICAN CIVIL WAR ► INSTABILITY IN MEXICO ► PORFIRIO DIAZ-1876 -1910 (MILITARY DICTATOR)…OVERTHROWN ► FRANCISCO MADERO-LED REBELLION ► VICTORIANO HUERTA IN POWER (MADERO MURDERED) ► WILSON DOESN’T SUPPORT HUERTA ► VENUSTIANO CARRANZA (CONSTITUTIONAL PARTY) HAS U. S. BACKING ► PANCHO VILLA – BANDIT ON RAMPAGE AGAINST U. S. ► AMERICAN GENERAL JOHN J. PERSHING - SENT AFTER VILLA IN MEXICO

MEXICAN INSTABILITY ► FORECASTS COMING PACT BETWEEN GERMANY AND MEXICO, AGAINST U. S. ►

MEXICAN INSTABILITY ► FORECASTS COMING PACT BETWEEN GERMANY AND MEXICO, AGAINST U. S. ► FORESHADOWS U. S. ENTRY INTO WWI

MURDER AT SARAJEVO ► ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANCIS FERDINAND HIS WIFE, SOPHIE ► CATALYST

MURDER AT SARAJEVO ► ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANCIS FERDINAND HIS WIFE, SOPHIE ► CATALYST THAT PULLED VIRTUALLY ALL OF EUROPE INTO TOTAL WAR ► 4 REASONS FOR WAR § ALLIANCES § MILITARISM § NATIONALISM § IMPERIALISM

Archduke Francis Ferdinand w/ Family

Archduke Francis Ferdinand w/ Family

ALLIANCES SIDES WERE DRAWN ► TRIPLE ENTENTE (UNDERSTANDING) (ALLIED POWERS) § GREAT BRITAIN §

ALLIANCES SIDES WERE DRAWN ► TRIPLE ENTENTE (UNDERSTANDING) (ALLIED POWERS) § GREAT BRITAIN § FRANCE § RUSSIA ► TRIPLE ALLIANCE (CENTRAL POWERS) § GERMANY § AUSTRIA-HUNGARY § ITALY (WITHDREW WHEN WAR STARTED)

MILITARISM ► MILITARY BUILD-UP ► SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION – NEW TECHNOLOGY ► EACH COUNTRY

MILITARISM ► MILITARY BUILD-UP ► SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION – NEW TECHNOLOGY ► EACH COUNTRY WANTED SELFSUFFICIENCY & DEFENSE CAPABILITIES ► MILITARY BUILD UP OF NAVIES/ARMIES

NATIONALISM ► EXTREME LOYALTY/PATRIOTISM FOR COUNTRY ► EVERY COUNTRY THOUGHT THEIRS THE BEST ►

NATIONALISM ► EXTREME LOYALTY/PATRIOTISM FOR COUNTRY ► EVERY COUNTRY THOUGHT THEIRS THE BEST ► SMALLER COUNTRIES – WANTED TO RUN OWN AFFAIRS; DID NOT WANT TO BE RULED BY LARGER COUNTRIES

COUNTRIES’ STRENGTHS ► GERMANY/GREAT BRITAIN – STRONG NAVIES ► GERMANY/FRANCE/RUSSIA – LARGE ARMIES §

COUNTRIES’ STRENGTHS ► GERMANY/GREAT BRITAIN – STRONG NAVIES ► GERMANY/FRANCE/RUSSIA – LARGE ARMIES § USED CONSCRIPTION – DRAFT CITIZENS FOR MILITARY SERVICE ► GERMANY STRONGEST OVERALL

► DESIRE IMPERIALISM TO BE INVOVLED OUTSIDE OWN BORDERS ► “HAVES” VS. “HAVE-NOTS” –

► DESIRE IMPERIALISM TO BE INVOVLED OUTSIDE OWN BORDERS ► “HAVES” VS. “HAVE-NOTS” – SOME COUNTRIES ACQUIRED MORE TERRITORIES THAN OTHERS ► “HAVES” – GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE (COLONIES); RUSSIA (LAND) ► “HAVE-NOTS” – GERMANY, ITALY (SMALL COLONIZES) ► RIVALIRIES DEVELOP COMPETING FOR NEW COLONIES

FIRST WORLD WAR ► MACHINE GUNS, HIGH VELOCITY RIFLES, AERIAL BOMBING, POISON GAS, FLAME

FIRST WORLD WAR ► MACHINE GUNS, HIGH VELOCITY RIFLES, AERIAL BOMBING, POISON GAS, FLAME THROWERS, LAND MINES, LONG-RANGE ARTILLERY, ARMORED TANKS ► 61 MILLION SERVED ► 9 MILLION KILLED IN ACTION ► 19 MILLION WOUNDED ► 3 MILLION WIDOWS, 6 MILLION ORPHANS

FIRST WORLD WAR ► STALEMATE ► BATTLE OF VERDUN, (NE FRANCE, FEB-DEC 1916) 32

FIRST WORLD WAR ► STALEMATE ► BATTLE OF VERDUN, (NE FRANCE, FEB-DEC 1916) 32 MILLION ARTILLERY SHELLS FIRED — 1, 500 SHELLS/SQUARE METER ► DAY ONE BATTLE OF SOMME-20, 000 BRITISH DIED, 40, 000 INJURED (LESS 24 HRS. ) ► LANDSCAPE LOOKED LIKE ATOMIC BOMB WENT OFF ► CASUALTIES: 162, 000 FRENCH DIED, 143, 000 GERMANS

TECHNOLOGY ► Second Industrial Revolution ► Tanks, machine guns, poison gas, airplanes, bombs, cannons,

TECHNOLOGY ► Second Industrial Revolution ► Tanks, machine guns, poison gas, airplanes, bombs, cannons, derigibles (blimps/balloons) ► For all the new technology, the war was still fought primarily with men, guns, and horses ► Armies were massive, numbering in millions ► Ultimately war decided on seas, not land

Horses Australian Horsemen from Battle of Gallipoli

Horses Australian Horsemen from Battle of Gallipoli

Soldier & horse w/ gas mask Landing horses at Gallipoli

Soldier & horse w/ gas mask Landing horses at Gallipoli

Turkish Calvary S. of Jerusalem

Turkish Calvary S. of Jerusalem

The Battle of the Somme , 1 July-18 November 1916

The Battle of the Somme , 1 July-18 November 1916

GERMAN ARMY IN DESTROYED POLISH LOCALITY IN WWI

GERMAN ARMY IN DESTROYED POLISH LOCALITY IN WWI

GERMAN TROOPS DURING THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE

GERMAN TROOPS DURING THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE

TRENCH WARFARE ► NO-MAN’S LAND ► 600 MILES OF TRENCHES FROM SWITZERLAND TO ENGLISH

TRENCH WARFARE ► NO-MAN’S LAND ► 600 MILES OF TRENCHES FROM SWITZERLAND TO ENGLISH CHANNEL

WAR OF TWO FRONTS AND ON GLOBAL SCALE ► WESTERN FRONT – GERMANY V.

WAR OF TWO FRONTS AND ON GLOBAL SCALE ► WESTERN FRONT – GERMANY V. FRANCE/BRITAIN (LATER U. S. ) ► EASTERN FRONT – GERMANY (AND AUSTRIA-HUNGARY) V. RUSSIA ► ALSO SOUTHERN FRONT IN BALKANS ► MUCH FIGHTING EXTENDED BEYOND EUROPE TO ASIA, AFRICA, AND SEAS INBETWEEN (WHERE EUROPEAN POWERS HELD COLONIES)

Summary of Countries’ Desires ► France – wanted return of Alsace. Lorraine; Germany took

Summary of Countries’ Desires ► France – wanted return of Alsace. Lorraine; Germany took this area from France in 1870 (people spoke French) ► Russia- wanted to control “Dardanelles” – year-round fresh port ► Great Britain – wanted naval supremacy to control all its colonies ► Germany- wanted to control Balkan Peninsula

Summary of Countries’ Desires (cont. ) ► Italy – expand into North Africa ►

Summary of Countries’ Desires (cont. ) ► Italy – expand into North Africa ► Austria-Hungary – wanted to control Serbia (Slavic people spread across Europe – common language)

The Dardanelles

The Dardanelles

War Events Central Powers ► Germany Neutrals Turkey ► Bulgaria ► Austria. Hungary ►

War Events Central Powers ► Germany Neutrals Turkey ► Bulgaria ► Austria. Hungary ► U. S. A. (1917) Italy ( 1915) Norway Sweden Denmark Netherlands Spain Switzerland Albania Allied Powers Russia ► Great Britain ► France ► Japan, Belgium, Serbia, Greece, Rumania, Montenegro, Portugal ►

World War II

World War II

EVENTS ► June 28, 1914 – Archduke shot – “spark” leading to WWI ►

EVENTS ► June 28, 1914 – Archduke shot – “spark” leading to WWI ► Austria – demands Serbia come under their control; Serbia refuses; check w/ Germany to make sure of Alliances ► July 28, 1914 – Austria declares war on Serbia (1) ► Russia – mobilizes troops (2) – don’t want intervention in Balkans; Austria-Hungary declares war on them Aug. 6 (6)

EVENTS (cont. ) ► Germany – declares war on Russia Aug. 1 (3); declares

EVENTS (cont. ) ► Germany – declares war on Russia Aug. 1 (3); declares war on France on Aug. 3 (4) ► Great Britain – declares war on Germany on Aug. 4 (5); declares war on Austria-Hungary Aug. 12 (7) ► USA – declares themselves neutral on Aug. 4 ► Italy – does not enter war until 1915

Germany on Western Front ► Quick War – Germany intended to strike and defeat

Germany on Western Front ► Quick War – Germany intended to strike and defeat France quickly, then turn all troops against Russia ► Von Schlieffen Plan § March through Belgium – Germany ignored a neutrality treaty signed w/ Belgium “scrap of paper” – France did not have this area blocked well § Excess Time in Belgium – took Germany 18 days in Belgium rather than expected 6 days; people of Belgium resisted (allowed France time to regroup)

st 1 Battle of Marne ► 9/14 – Germans advanced as far as the

st 1 Battle of Marne ► 9/14 – Germans advanced as far as the Marne River before France and Britain could get enough troops gathered to stop them § ONE OF THE MOST DECISIVE BATTLES; KEPT ALLIES FROM EARLY DEFEAT ► Allies Counter – drive Germans back to Aisne River ► Stalemate – for 3 years, neither side could make advances

First Battle of Marne, Sept. 1914

First Battle of Marne, Sept. 1914

British Blockades ► Two Blockades Established § 1. Across North Sea (mine barrier) §

British Blockades ► Two Blockades Established § 1. Across North Sea (mine barrier) § 2. Blocked area from Norway to Netherlands ► Purpose of Blockades § Contraband – smuggled goods illegally transported; British would stop ships § British Violated – International Law (first to do so) by confiscating many items and preventing trade w/ neutral countries

► USA Effects of Blockades – biggest neutral trading country – USA upset because

► USA Effects of Blockades – biggest neutral trading country – USA upset because trade w/ Germany interrupted ► USA trade w/ Germany – cut to 2% of former shipments ► USA trade w/ Allies – grew 4 x as much ► U. S. Economy – booms ► Germans Answer to Blockades § U-Boats – German submarines couldn’t take contraband; so just shot down ships § Purpose – prevent U. S. supplies from reaching G. B.

Fighting the War ► 1914 -1916 § Western Front ►Germany’s Goal (8/1914) – destroy

Fighting the War ► 1914 -1916 § Western Front ►Germany’s Goal (8/1914) – destroy France quickly; turn everything against Russia § Goal not reached…slow down through Belgium allowed Allies time to regroup § 1 st Battle of Marne – prevented early defeat of Allies; stopped Germans just short of Paris § Trench Warfare – developed along Western Front after Germany driven back to Aisne River – STALEMATE ►Germany’s 2 nd Offensive Thrust (1915/1916) § Verdun, Somme (2/1915) – failed § Battle of Jutland – Naval battle; Germany hoped to end deadlock w/ surface fleet; failed § Eastern Front – Russia into Germany; stalemate

The War, 1917 ► Eastern Front § March, 1917 – 1 st Russian Revolution;

The War, 1917 ► Eastern Front § March, 1917 – 1 st Russian Revolution; Czar overthrown, Kerensky set up democracy ►April 6, 1917 – U. S. enters war § November, 1917 – 2 nd Russian Revolution; Lenin sets up Communist govt. ; Germany into Russia on E. Front ►Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (3/1918) – Russia signs peace treaty w/ Germany; allows German troops to move to Western Front (last chance before U. S. arrives en masse)

The War, 1917 ► Western Front § Germany’s goal – destroy Allies before U.

The War, 1917 ► Western Front § Germany’s goal – destroy Allies before U. S. arrives; announced 1/1917 resuming submarine activity § Early U. S. contributions – Naval operations under Admiral Simms; took time to draft, train army ►Convoy System – using convoys, supply ships to England greatly increased ►Destroyed Subs – w/ new detections devices, German fleets wiped out (Hydrophone devices; depth chargers split fragile subs)

The War, 1918 ► Eastern Front – Russia surrounded, allowing troops to move to

The War, 1918 ► Eastern Front – Russia surrounded, allowing troops to move to Western Front ► Southern Front – Austrians had moved through Balkans and were threatening Italy in late 1917 ► Western Front – Germany ready to attempt last major effort in defeating Allies w/ spring offensives of 1918 § Militarily superior but not enough to break through Allied defenses

Key Military Players ► Commanders § Paul von Hindenburg (Top Commander-Figurehead) – German high

Key Military Players ► Commanders § Paul von Hindenburg (Top Commander-Figurehead) – German high commander § Erich Ludendorff (Brains) – 2 nd in command; real brains behind German operations § Marshall Foch – French commander; made leader of Allies in 3/1918 § John J. Pershing – U. S. Commander in charge of A. E. F. ►AEF – AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (U. S. TROOPS) ►“DOUGHBOYS” – Nickname for U. S. troops (99% W. Front)

Defensive Battles ► Cantigny (5/1918) – 1 st U. S. contribution under British command

Defensive Battles ► Cantigny (5/1918) – 1 st U. S. contribution under British command ► Chateau Thierry (5/1918) – helped French hold Germans ► Belleau Wood (6/1918) – held Germans in 6 days of fighting ► Rheims (2 nd Battle of Marne, 7/ 1918) – TIDE OF WAR TURNED…MOVED FROM DEFENSIVE TO OFFENSIVE; FOCH LED COUNTERATTACK

Counter-Offensive Battles ► St. Mihiel (9/1918) – part of Allied offensive; Americans led by

Counter-Offensive Battles ► St. Mihiel (9/1918) – part of Allied offensive; Americans led by Pershing supported by French troops, British planes ► Meuse-Argonne Offensive – Americans drive for Sedan – 47 days of fighting (part of fighting along entire front) ► Hindenburg Line – last line of German defense; broken in 10/1918

Peace ► German Government (10/1918) – Kaiser Wilhelm II leaves for Netherlands; new govt.

Peace ► German Government (10/1918) – Kaiser Wilhelm II leaves for Netherlands; new govt. begins 1 month of negotiations ► Armistice – agreement to stop fighting; signed at Compiegne, France in RR car; § 11 th hour, 11 th day, 11 th month 1918 – Remembrance Day…now Veterans Day ► Occupation Rhine of Rhineland – withdraw behind § Cologne, Coblenz, Mainz

Casualties ► U. S. - 120, 000 ► Russia, Germany – 1, 700, 000

Casualties ► U. S. - 120, 000 ► Russia, Germany – 1, 700, 000 each § Russia could be doubled ► France, Austria – 1, 300, 000 each ► England – 900, 000 ► Totals – 18 million

Corporal Adolf Hitler ► Lies in a German hospital recovering from British gas attack….

Corporal Adolf Hitler ► Lies in a German hospital recovering from British gas attack…. humiliated by defeat and dreams of recovery

Battle of Jutland

Battle of Jutland

Battle of Faukland Islands, Germany loses two battleships

Battle of Faukland Islands, Germany loses two battleships

UNITED STATES INVOLVEMENT IN THE GREAT WAR

UNITED STATES INVOLVEMENT IN THE GREAT WAR

UNITED STATES NEUTRALITY ► “NEUTRAL IN THOUGHT AS WELL AS IN ACTION” --WOODROW WILSON

UNITED STATES NEUTRALITY ► “NEUTRAL IN THOUGHT AS WELL AS IN ACTION” --WOODROW WILSON ► “OUR ISOLATED POSITION AND FREEDOM FROM ENTANGLING ALLIANCES…WE ARE IN NO PERIL OF BEING DRAWN INTO THE EUROPEAN QUARREL” --LITERARY DIGEST ► WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, SECRETARY OF STATE, AGAINST ANY ASSISTANCE WHATSOEVER

Changing Tides on the Seas….

Changing Tides on the Seas….

AMERICA’S ENTRY INTO WAR ► “THE WORLD MUST BE SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY” ► U.

AMERICA’S ENTRY INTO WAR ► “THE WORLD MUST BE SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY” ► U. S. PASSED WAR RESOLUTION ON APRIL 6, 1917 ► TWO EARLY CONTRIBUTIONS TO WAR EFFORT UNDER REAR ADMIRAL WILLIAM SIMS (NAVY) § CONVOY SYSTEM (ESCORT MERCHANT SHIPS) § MINES ACROSS NORTH SEA

Reasons for U. S. Involvement ► 1. German Submarine Warfare § Purpose for sub

Reasons for U. S. Involvement ► 1. German Submarine Warfare § Purpose for sub activity – hinder supply route from U. S. to Great Britain § American lives - >200 American lives lost on ships sunk by U-Boats ►Lusitania (May 7, 1915) – British sea liner; 1200 lives lost, 128 Americans die, sunk in 18 min. because munitions exploded § Americans protest – Told Germany wrong; promised not to do it again

Reasons for U. S. Involvement (cont. ) ► 1. German Submarine Warfare § Arabic

Reasons for U. S. Involvement (cont. ) ► 1. German Submarine Warfare § Arabic (8/1915) – British sea liner sunk, 2 Americans killed ►Arabic Pledge – promise not to sink more ships w/o warning (give passengers safety) § Sussex (3/1916) – French freighter ship – many Americans injured ►Sussex Pledge – promise not to do it again; Germany did not want U. S. entering war (if England stops hunger/blockade) § January 31, 1917 – Germans announced their intentions to resume submarine warfare

2. Zimmerman Letter ► Sent by Alfred Zimmerman (German foreign minister) to Ambassador in

2. Zimmerman Letter ► Sent by Alfred Zimmerman (German foreign minister) to Ambassador in Mexico; said Germany wanted Mexico as ally; would give them New Mexico, Texas, Arizona back ► Intercepted by British

Zimmerman Letter w/ decryption (below)

Zimmerman Letter w/ decryption (below)

3. Fear of Germany as World Power ► Autocracy – govt. where one person

3. Fear of Germany as World Power ► Autocracy – govt. where one person has unlimited power ► Kaiser Wilhelm II – ruler of Germany § Pan Germanism – preached by Kaiser that Germany would dominated the world using war ► Americans – did not want this type of govt. expanding – feared Germany’s power if they conquered Europe

4. Russian Revolution ► Russia appeared to be out of war in 1917 §

4. Russian Revolution ► Russia appeared to be out of war in 1917 § Kerensky out (3/1917), Lenin in (11/1917) ► Allowed Germany to concentrate men on Western Front ► Looked like Allies were near to collapse ► WAR DECLARED BY U. S. – April 6, 1917

EARLY ROLE OF AMERICA ► “LIBERTY BONDS” – MONEY TO BUY AMERICAN SUPPLIES ►

EARLY ROLE OF AMERICA ► “LIBERTY BONDS” – MONEY TO BUY AMERICAN SUPPLIES ► JUNE 26, 1917 U. S. MILITARY FORCE ON GROUND IN FRANCE ► UNDER GENERAL JOHN J. PERSHING ► BY SPRING, 1918, 1 MILLION US TROOPS ► CONSCRIPTION IMPLEMENTED ► 2 MILLION TROOPS CROSSED ATLANTIC; 1. 4 MILLION SAW COMBAT

WORK FORCE ► IMMIGRANTS AND BLACKS PICKED UP JOBS VACATED BY SOLDIERS ► GREAT

WORK FORCE ► IMMIGRANTS AND BLACKS PICKED UP JOBS VACATED BY SOLDIERS ► GREAT MIGRATION NORTH (40, 000 BLACKS) ► RACIAL TENSIONS = VIOLENCE IN MANY NORTHERN CITIES (ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO) ► WOMEN – WAR BOND, RELIEF DRIVES, RED CROSS, ARMY NURSE CORPS, WARRELATED JOBS (RIGHT TO VOTE ON HORIZON)

PROPAGANDA

PROPAGANDA

http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=zikc. Hnimsxk Dear Fatherland, put your mind to rest

http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=zikc. Hnimsxk Dear Fatherland, put your mind to rest

HOME FRONT ► PROPAGANDA, NOT CENSORSHIP ► “AMERICANISM” = ANTI-GERMANISM ► SAUERKRAUT = LIBERTY

HOME FRONT ► PROPAGANDA, NOT CENSORSHIP ► “AMERICANISM” = ANTI-GERMANISM ► SAUERKRAUT = LIBERTY CABBAGE ► GERMAN MEASLES = LIBERTY MEASLES ► DACHSHUNDS = LIBERTY PUPS ► ESPIONAGE (1917) AND SEDITION ACTS (1918)– OUTLAWED CRITICISM OF GOVT. LEADERS AND WAR POLICY ► youtube song lieb vaterland magst ruhig sein