Here are the answers to your questions about the song "Over There": 1. "Over There" refers to going to fight in Europe during World War I. 2. "Yanks" and "Yankees" refer to Americans. 3. "Huns" refers to Germans, which was a derogatory term used by Allied forces during WWI to describe German soldiers. 4. The purpose of the song was to rally support for the U.S. involvement in WWI and encourage men to enlist in the army. 5. Three reasons men should join the army according to the lyrics are: to help the cause/Allies over in Europe, it's their duty, and

1. Aim: How did the U.S. ready
its military, economy, and
people for war in WWI?

2. Unit 5 Quiz #1

4. A war broke out in Europe…
World War One
a.k.a.
“The Great War”
“The War to End
All Wars”

5. Imperialism
Causes of World War
I
Building an
empire by
taking over
territory.
Militarism Alliances Nationalism
Aggressive
strengthening
of armed
forces.
Forming of
groups with
common aim.
Feeling of pride
in one’s nation.
1
5
432
World War I
By August 4 1914 Europe was
fighting WWI.
The assassination
of the Austrian
archduke Francis
Ferdinand
U.S. joins
WWI
Wilson asks Congress to declare war, and the
U.S. Congress officially declares war on
Germany in April 6, 1917
Imperialism
Building an
empire by
taking over
territory.
?

6. ››On the slogan “He kept us out of the war”
 In the beginning the United States wanted
to remain neutral.
 The war was happening in Europe.
 Wilson was re-elected in 1916
US Neutrality

8. Why did the U.S. enter World
War One?
Read President Wilson’s declaration of war and
answer the following questions;
1.According to President Wilson, why was it
impossible for the U.S. to stay neutral?
2.How does President Wilson describe World
War One?
3.Identify 2 reasons why the U.S. must enter
World War One?

9. Lusitania Sunk
1. Germany began unlimited submarine warfare in
the Atlantic Ocean in 1915. by May 1915, a
German U-Boat sank the British cruise ship
Lusitania, killing over 1,200 people, including 128
Americans.
Why did the U.S. enter World War
One?

10. Captured German U-boat in a British dry dock

11. Lusitania SunkWhy did the U.S. enter World War
One?2. In January 1917, the
Zimmerman Note
(telegram) was
intercepted. The Note
was sent by Germany
to Mexico and it asked
Mexico to declare war
on the US. In
exchange, Germany
promised to help
Mexico regain Texas,
New Mexico, and
Arizona.

12. Why did the U.S. enter World War
One?
To protect

13. U.S. enters World War I
"The world must be made safe for democracy.”
_Woodrow Wilson
 One day after subs sank
seven U.S. ships and after
the Zimmerman note was
made public, Congress
declared war on Germany
on April 6, 1917

14. Jeanette Rankin

15. Imperialism
Causes of World War
I
Building an
empire by
taking over
territory.
Militarism Alliances Nationalism
Aggressive
strengthening
of armed
forces.
Forming of
groups with
common aim.
Feeling of pride
in one’s nation.
The Sinking of
the Lusitania
German U-Boats
sank the British
ship ‘Lusitania’
killing over 100
Americans.
1
5
432
World War I
By August 4 1914 Europe was
fighting WWI.
The assassination
of the Austrian
archduke Francis
Ferdinand
U.S. joins
WWI
Wilson asks Congress to declare war, and the
U.S. Congress officially declares war on
Germany in April 6, 1917
The Zimmerman
Note
Imperialism
Building an
empire by
taking over
territory.

16. World War 1
The combatants were;
The Central
Powers
(a.k.a. Axis)
The Allied
Powers
1. Germany
2. Austria-
Hungary
3. The
Ottoman
Empire
(Turkey)
1. Serbia
2. Russia
3. France
4. Great
Britain
5. Japan
6. Italy (1915—one
year later)
7. U.S. (1917—three
years later)

17. King
George V
of Great
Britain
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
“Bloody Nicholas”
President Woodrow
Wilson of the United
States
Allied Leaders
Prime Minister
Georges
Clemenceau

18. Axis Leaders
Kaiser Wilhelm II of
Germany (Prussia)
Emperor Franz Joseph I
of Austria-Hungary (today
Austria, Hungary, Bosnia
and Herzegovina,
Croatia, the Czech
Republic, Slovakia,
Slovenia, large parts of
Serbia and Romania and
smaller parts of Italy,
Montenegro, Poland and
Ukraine.)
Caliph Mehmed V of
the Ottoman Empire
(today Middle East
region- Turkey for the
most part)

19. War on the Home Front
World War I was the
first “total war”.
 Total War is a conflict that
involves all of a nation’s
people and its resources and
affects the daily lives of all of a
its citizens

20. Task: Determine why WW1 is known as a
Total War and answer today’s ‘Aim’ by
looking at the documents in your group.
How did the U.S. ready its
military, economy, and people for
war in WWI?

21. • Selective Service Act—law that
required men between 21 to 30 to
register for the military draft.
• American Expeditionary
Force—this was the name
given to Americans in the U.S.
Army who fought in Europe.
General John Pershing was
the major general.
How did Americans
prepare for war?

22. The Home Front
1. Liberty bonds—
investment on the U.S.
government that Americans
can purchase.
2. “Victory gardens”—
Americans helped the war
effort by ensuring that
everything that produced
was for the war. Americans
observed “wheatless
Mondays” (no eating of
wheat-bread, pasta,
cereal…), “meatless
Tuesdays”… etc.

23. How Liberty Bonds work

24. How did women and
African Americans
respond to World
War One?

25. Women in the War
•Women volunteered in many
ways; as nurses for the navy
and army, secretaries and as
members of the U.S. Navy and
 About 600 women served
as “Yeomanettes” (female
sailors) but most women
served as nurses.

28. 380,000 African Americans served during WWI but they
were discriminated. They served in all-black units and
only 10% saw combat, the rest were forced to unload
ships, work in kitchens…
African Americans at War
 A group of African
Americans from Harlem
NY known as “The
Harlem Hell Fighters”
were an exception. They
served under French
command and received
the highest medal of
honor for their bravery.

30. 1. The title of this American song is “Over There”, where is it that the song refers to?
2. Who are the “Yanks” or “Yankees”?
3. Who are the “Huns”?
4. This song was written right after the U.S. declared war against Germany in 1917. What is the
purpose of the song?
5. Based on the lyrics, what are 3 reasons why men should join the army?