https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u Made with no regrets, whatsoever, ever. No regrets, YOLO. en-us 2017-03-29 17:01:08 UTC 2023-02-26 06:58:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164045279 2017-03-31 18:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164045279 elizabeth_meeks1 https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164045513
President Wilson always had plans to join the World War, however the American people did not hold that same point of view. When Wilson ran for office he ran a campaign of keeping America. This campaign was successful, and resounded with the American people, but was not sustainable. In 1917, three years after Wilson had run for office the U.S joined the Allies in WWI.

Although there were many events that influenced American's views to become more pro-war, to ensure Americans views changed the Wilson administration launched a massive propaganda campaign.

President Wilson created the Committee on Public Information which distributed propaganda to the U.S people.

The propaganda, mostly in the form of posters and art, but also through songs and poetry, captivated the American people with images portraying the Germans as evil apes destroying America and it's allies, and images inspiring American patriotism, and encouraging soldiers to fight against the atrocities committed during the war.]]> 2017-03-31 18:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164045513 elizabeth_meeks1 https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164045692
In the beginning of WWI, before the U.S became involved in the war the U.S government traded frequently with the Allies. However this trade exhausted the Allies cash reserves, and to continue trade President Wilson decided to allow loans to belligerents in the wars. The U.s made loans to both sides, the Allies, and Central Powers, but loans to the Allies vastly outnumbered those to Germany.

In the year 1914 exports to the Allies were valued 824 million dollars, and exports to the Central Powers were only 169 million dollars. By 1917 American loans to Allies increased to 2.25 million dollars.

Because of this, U.S interest in the Allies succeeding was greatly increased. If the Central Powers won, the U.S might not get it's money back, giving the U.S reason to enter the war.

This chart shows U.S loans to Allies increase dramatically, while loans to the Central Powers decrease slowly.]]> 2017-03-31 18:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164045692 isabella_espinoza https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164045737
The Zimmerman Telegram is a series of sounds, decoded and translated to words. In 1917 British cryptographers decoded a telegram from Arthur Zimmerman. This telegram was a main accelerator of WWI. 

The Zimmerman Telegram proposed an alliance between Mexico and Germany. Germany offered things like land America took from them after Germany would allegedly win the war. 

This telegram mainly lit a fire under America to get involved in the war because it messed with the ways of the Monroe Doctrine. The President at the time, Woodrow Wilson, didn't take lightly. 

This telegram was published on many newspaper articles throughout America. Britain is also found to have kept this document up until February 24 to give it to Woodrow Wilson.  The reason for this was to protect themselves and their anti-German sentiments. ]]> 2017-03-31 18:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164045737 carter_amaden https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164047959
In the ¨February Revolution,¨ or the beginning of the Bolshevik Revolution, people looking and begging for bread that were supported by crowds of striking industrial workers, took the streets for their search and strike. Police then clashed with them as they refused to leave the streets. The strike then spread to all of Petrograd's workers. 

The irate mobs then destroyed several police stations.The rebellion went on and troops were called in from the Petrograd, the protesters then began to waver after open fire and killing demonstrators. These soldiers then formed committees that elected deputies to the Petrograd Soviet. Then, the imperial government was forced to resign, the Duma then formed a provisional government that made a compromise with the Petrograd Soviet for control of the revolution. 

Then Czar Nicholas II, on March 15, tried to give the throne to his brother Michael, who rejected it, and that brought an end to the monarchy of the czar's.
After the Revolution power was shared with the weak provisional government and the strong Petrograd Soviet. 

On November 6th and 7th, or October 24th and 25th according to the Julian calendar (this is why it is sometimes called the "October Revolution"), Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin started and lead a revolution against the provisional government. The Bolsheviks then claimed government buildings and other locations that were valuable to the provisional government, they then formed a new government with Vladimir Lenin as it's leader.

Russia then pulled out of the war after Vladimir Lenin was put as the leader of the government.]]> 2017-03-31 18:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164047959 https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164698685  
Freedom of the seas is the doctrine that ships of neutral countries may sail anywhere on the high seas without interference by warring powers. Its goal was to keep neutrality and to be able to have ships pass through without any involvement in war. It was absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas. 

President Wilson wanted to protect this right because it allowed them to proceed sailing their merchant ships without casualties nor disturbance. This right was mentioned in the Monroe Doctrine. They wanted to be able to trade without having sinking ships. They did not want to be involved in the war. Freedom of the seas was rejected by Germany and Germany declared a distant blockade.

This blockade was against the central power ports.  This blockade ignored both neutral rights and the concept of continuous voyage. Germany did not care for this right and attacked ships that they thought were against them in war. 

Germany sent the United states a warning saying they would attack any enemy that crosses their way. The U.S. ignored this warning because they said,what are the chances of them attacking us when they only had a limited amount of U-boats. They only had 25 U-boars at a time and had to all go back for recharge in supplies etc.. which took time. 

The U-boats had two periscope which were used as back up and were able to tell if the ships were enemy ships or were filled with weapons. The captain was the only one allowed to see through the periscope. U-boars wee faster on the surface. They could cause a significantly  amount of damage. 

Germany was forced  to engage in unlimited  U-boat campaigns in 1915 and 1917–1918,as an attempt to act against President Wilson’s policy. this than contributed to the United State's entry into the war.]]> 2017-04-04 18:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164698685 elizabeth_meeks1 https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164707932 2017-04-04 18:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164707932 https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164708827 2017-04-04 18:36:03 UTC https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164708827 https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164966175 2017-04-05 18:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164966175 elizabeth_meeks1 https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164968751 2017-04-05 18:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164968751 elizabeth_meeks1 https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164975148 2017-04-05 18:33:12 UTC https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164975148 carter_amaden https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164975777 The U.S. got involved in the war after Russia started the provisional government.]]> 2017-04-05 18:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/164975777 carter_amaden https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/165441622 Add on to the picture above.]]> 2017-04-07 17:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/165441622 friscia https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/169406785 2017-05-02 13:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/169406785 friscia https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/169407062 This 1823 policy applies more to the Zimmermann Note than u-boat attacks.]]> 2017-05-02 13:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/169407062 friscia https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/169407646 At what point does Wilson become hopeful about events in Russia? At what point does he realize he miscalculated?]]> 2017-05-02 13:10:04 UTC https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/169407646 friscia https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/169408161 Try to include more visuals with captions. A-]]> 2017-05-02 13:11:52 UTC https://padlet.com/carter_amaden/xhv9qkud96u/wish/169408161