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Objective. TSW analyze the political, economic, and social impact of World War I on the history of Texas by watching a introduction of WWI video, taking notes, and completing a free write. Warm-up. List at least four reasons why the United States would join a world war. Texas and WWI.

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  1. Objective TSW analyze the political, economic, and social impact of World War I on the history of Texas by watching a introduction of WWI video, taking notes, and completing a free write.

  2. Warm-up List at least four reasons why the United States would join a world war.

  3. Texas and WWI

  4. World War I: A New Kind of War • http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt=World+War+I%3A+A+New+Kind+of

  5. When? • World War I: 1914 – 1918 • Americans were divided; some wanted us to get involved in the war, while others wanted to avoid the fight. What would YOU have wanted?

  6. WHO? • Allies = U.S., Great Britain, France, Russia • Central Powers = Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

  7. When? • The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife in 1914, heir to the Austrian throne, sparked a world-wide event. • Countries began declaring war

  8. Political Impact on Texas • Approximately 200,000 Texans fought in WWI. • Edward M. House (Houston native) was President Wilson’s closest advisor.

  9. Political Impact on Texas • Four major military camps were established in Texas. • Camp Bowie in Ft. Worth • Camp Travis in San Antonio • Camp Logan in Houston • Camp MacArthur in Waco

  10. Economic Impact on Texas • Texans helped by raising money for the war efforts by buying “Liberty Bonds.” • Women began to join the workforce to help manufacture the products needed for war.

  11. Economic Impact on Texas • Food was rationed, or limited • wheatless Mondays and Wednesdays • meatless Tuesdays • porkless Thursdays and Saturdays • fat and sugar conserved every day What did this mean?

  12. Economic Impact on Texas • Texans also helped by planting extra “war gardens.” • Texas farmers devoted new areas of their land for additional food crops. • War industries established in the state provided a temporary benefit.

  13. Social Impact on Texas • Nearly 500 Texas women served as WWI nurses. • Approximately 5,000 Texans gave their lives in WWI service. • Texans on the “home front” • Rationed • Sacrificed comforts • Volunteered for the Red Cross

  14. Reflection • Write on one of the following: (at least 3 complete sentences) • Political aspects of WWI • Economic aspects of WWI • Social aspects of WWI

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