The United States and the First World War / Jennifer D. Keene.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keene, Jennifer D., 1962-

Contributor:

Charles D. Dickey, Jr., Fund.

Series:

Seminar studies in history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--United States.

World War, 1914-1918.

Physical Description:

xvi, 142 pages : illustrations, 4 maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Harlow, England ; New York : Longman, 2000.

Summary:

The First World War was a pivotal event in world history, but Americans often overlook the importance of their participation in the war. "The United States and the First World War" provides a concise, comprehensive and engaging evaluation of the war's significance in American history by examining the causes of the war, mobilization on the homefront, key social reforms enacted during the war, military strategy, the experiences of soldiers, the Versailles Peace Treaty, and the lessons Americans drew in the postwar years from their wartime experiences. Was the First World War a just war for the United States? This lively and interesting guide, full of maps and key primary source documents gives students the resources they need to grapple with this important question, and also to analyze how the war changed millions of American lives.

Contents:

Part 1 Origins of the War 5

1. Was the War Inevitable? 7

War in Europe, 1914 7

Woodrow Wilson: at Home and in Mexico 9

Neutral in Word and Deed, then War 12

Fourteen Points and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk: Just versus Unjust Peace 18

Part 2 The Homefront 21

2. Mobilization: New Powers for the Government 23

Bargains among the State, Capital, and Labor 23

Drafting an Army 28

Paying for the War 32

Propaganda and Civil Liberties 33

3. Social Changes at Home: Progressivism Runs Its Course 39

Prohibition 39

Female Suffrage 42

African-American Migration 45

The First Red Scare and Immigration Restrictions 47

Part 3 Overseas 51

4. Fighting the War 53

Leadership and Strategy 54

The American Soldier Experience 60

Intervention in North Russia and Siberia 65

5. Peace 69

The Paris Peace Settlement 70

The Lost Generation, the Bonus March and the GI Bill 77

Evoking the War: Remembrance and Lessons Learned 80

Part 4 Assessment 83

6. The Meaning of the First World War for the United States 85

Part 5 Documents 89.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-133) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles D. Dickey, Jr., Fund.

ISBN:

0582356202

OCLC:

43036876