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Analyzing U.S. Entry into World War 1: Reasons & Reactions in Political Cartoons

Explore U.S. entry into WW1 through political cartoons. Evaluate mistreatment during war & its consequences. Understand historical context with relevant incidents.

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Analyzing U.S. Entry into World War 1: Reasons & Reactions in Political Cartoons

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  1. Objective: Evaluate the reasons for to why the United States entered World War 1 • BR • 1) Summarize the clip • 2) Why do you think people mistreated the girl? Is it acceptable that she was mistreated? What should be done? • 3) All in all, do we treat people differently when in war? Why?

  2. What message does this cartoon give?

  3. Reason for U.S. Entry Into War • 1) Sinking of Luistania, 150 innocent Americans killed by Germans • 2) Do we take it seriously when innocent Americans are killed today? • North Korea

  4. Zimmerman telegram • Germany sends message to Mexico telling them to attack U.S. They would get New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas back.

  5. Zimmerman Telegram

  6. Anti German Sentiment • Many German-language newspapers were closed down. Public schools stopped teaching German. • musicians no longer played Bach and Beethoven • sauerkraut "liberty cabbage"; dachshunds "liberty hounds"; and German measles "liberty measles." • St. Louis had a large German American population. Luxembourg, Missouri became Lemay; Berlin Avenue was renamed Pershing; Bismark Street became Fourth Street; Kaiser Street was changed to Gresham. • Robert Prager, Illinois, lynched

  7. Exit Slip • 1) Why did the U.S. enter the war? • 2) Do we mistreat those that we are at war with today?

  8. Objective: Understand the reasons for U.S. entry into the war by analyzing political cartoons • BR • 1) Continue to answer political cartoon questions (Due end of class) • 2) Complete OPVL (pick 1 cartoon) hw?

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