G: US Entry into World War I. Watch the US Entry Screencast. In your break out rooms, include 3 important points, 1 quote of significance and 1 visual for your topic. by Lorene Whyte

G: US Entry into World War I. Watch the US Entry Screencast. In your break out rooms, include 3 important points, 1 quote of significance and 1 visual for your topic. by Lorene Whyte https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a Made with ♥ en-us 2020-12-07 15:17:13 UTC 2026-01-02 01:21:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1fa-1f1f8.png gmc231 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999671810 The Zimmerman Telegram was source of communication used by Germany and Mexico in efforts to take control of the United States. ]]> 2020-12-08 19:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999671810 dem232 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999688226 The Lusitania was a British passenger ship with 127 American civilians on board. It sank in May 1915, and 40% of the passengers died.]]> 2020-12-08 19:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999688226 amb232 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999689114 Germany pledged not to sink any more passenger ships again (lasted until November)]]> 2020-12-08 19:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999689114 seb231 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999689436 Germany thought the risk of using Unrestricted Submarine Warfare to create a blockade in order to starve Britain outweighed any risk of war w U.S. from possibly hitting their passenger ships.]]> 2020-12-08 19:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999689436 There was some promise that if Mexico joined the Central Powers then they could provide financial support and peace to Mexico. Also Germany said that they can give Mexico land that the US took. mja232 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999689677 2020-12-08 19:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999689677 hmd231 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999691019 1. The Sussex was a French ship that Germany torpedoed, when the US got mad Germany promised not to sink any more passenger ships
2. Germany broke this pledge with the sinking of the Lusitania, killing many Americans
3. Germany broke their pledge after 6 months (Made the promise in May, broke it in November)]]> 2020-12-08 19:18:08 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999691019 "We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the united states of America neutral. In the event of this not succeeding, we make Mexico a proposal of alliance on the following basis: we make war together, we make peace together, general financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona..."- Zimmerman ijm231 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999694813 2020-12-08 19:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999694813 lcb231 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999695514 2020-12-08 19:19:02 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999695514 kef232 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999706130 2020-12-08 19:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999706130 Germany playing battlship with America ak2311 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999706954 2020-12-08 19:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999706954 Quote- lcb231 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999708310 President Wilson on the Sussex Pledge:

"Unless the Imperial German Government should now immediately declare and effect an abandonment of its present methods of warfare against passenger and freight carrying vessels this Government can have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations with the Government of the German Empire altogether."]]> 2020-12-08 19:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999708310 Quote from a newspaper article prior to the ship setting sail nbk231 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999724364 "TRAVELLERS intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded that a state of war exists between Germany and her allies" IMPERIAL GERMAN EMBASSY 1915]]> 2020-12-08 19:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999724364 gmc231 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999725412 The Zimmerman Telegram was the tipping point for America to join the war]]> 2020-12-08 19:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999725412 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999730041 the Zimmerman telegram said that Germany would sink US passenger ships even if it would break the Sussex pledge -saachi

]]> 2020-12-08 19:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999730041 ass231 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999741167 2020-12-08 19:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999741167 President Wilson Reaction quote ass231 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999750039 President Wilson was infuriated by the Sussex sinking, as he “considered the sacred and indisputable rules of international law and the universally recognized dictates of humanity.”]]> 2020-12-08 19:30:40 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999750039 qeh231 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999755860 2020-12-08 19:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/999755860 Political Cartoon glw231 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/1000364970 This political cartoon shows what the Germans promised to give Mexico if they joined the war]]> 2020-12-08 23:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/1000364970 https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/1002514394 2020-12-09 15:20:28 UTC https://padlet.com/needham/ngipd5i6upbmdb9a/wish/1002514394