HIST 1378 TTh 2:30-4 PM Lecture 8 Outline of Last Lecture Empire and the Great WarI. European BackgroundOutline of Current Lecture Empire and the Great War- The Race for Empire- U.S. ResponseThe Great War and Aftermath- Preparation and the American Contribution- “Democracy” at HomeCurrent LectureEMPIRE AND THE GREAT WARI. European Backgrounda. “Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism” by Lenini. When capitalism maxes out, empire is createdii. Every country is doing the same thing, being ruled by industrial ruling classes; pretty soon, there will be nothing left (at this point, the empires themselves will go to war)iii. Capitalism will inevitably become imperialismb. Ottoman Empire is falling apartII. The Race for Empirea. War of empires fighting against other empiresb. Britain vs. France vs. Germanyi. Germany starts building navy, British sees this and builds and bigger navy. ii. Britain and France make alliance against Germanyc. Spark of War: Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in Serbia by Serbian nationalists. Serbians went to Hapsburgs and tried to pay for family’s death. However, Hapsburgs did not want to take it and wanted to provoke a war. These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.d. Real Issue: Balkans (in Ottoman Empire) falls apart, so the places that were once part of the Balkans wants independent country, but the bigger imperial countrieswant these countries for their own. (Leads to first Balkans war)e. 1913 - nothing has been settled, but Germany makes alliance with Austro-Hungarian empire. f. Germany attacks Russia, then Belgium. Belgium has an agreement with France, so France and Britain decide to attack.III. U.S. Responsea. Wilson’s so-called neutralityi. Wanted Open-Door trade, but did not want to get into the war.ii. Decided U.S. should be neutraliii. U.S. Exports To Allies To Germany 1914 $754m $345m 1915 $1.28b $29m 1916 $2.75b $2mb. British luxury liner, Lusitania, bombed by German U-boatsi. Wilson was not prepared to bring America to war yetc. Zimmerman telegram - Germany used this to try and persuade MX to be allies with themd. Change in government in Russia replaced Russian Czar Nicholas II regimee. 1917 - Germany resumes submarine warfaref. Wilson finally requested declaration of war, because he felt that fighting “against autocratic power” would spread US’s mission of democracyg. Even though US inclusion sort of helpful to Allied morale, was not enough to end stalemateh. Pershing travelled to Europe, they said they needed more menTHE GREAT WAR AND AFTERMATHI. Preparations and the American ContributionII. “Democracy” at Homea. Eugene Debs jailed for urging resistance against the WWI draftb. Repressioni. Immigrants who were from Germany were discriminated, culture of Germany in America was repressedc. African-Americansi. Still segregation in
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