Politics

Politics What I already know

Who? I dont know yet

What? The activity most people in the government are involved in

Where? In America all over the country

When? 1914-1918

How? I dont know yet

How did this impact the class topic? During WW1 politics were a big deal because if we did not vote for the right people something could of gone wrong and they also were involved in any treaties, and meetings with other countries.

What I want to know

Who? Who was the prestident at this time? Who were some of the famous politicians at this time?

What? What kinds of things were the politicians involved in during WW1? What was it like for them

When? At what point were the politicians most important during WW1?

Why? Why did the were the politicians needed? Why were the politicians important during WW1

How? How did the politicians work to do what they were needed to do?

How did this impact the class topic or vice versa? The politicians did there best to help america in the war while inside the country and not outside fighting

My research strategie:

Who? i'll ask Ms. Horn and Ms. Brim for help in locating information. I could ask Ms. Brolan or Mr. D. I could ask the public libarian.

What? Expert websites, daabases, encyclopedias, books, textbook.

When? During class or outside of class if needed.

Where? the CTMS and public library, on any other computer for online resources

How? I'll use mt thesis statement and research questions to figure out what to look for and what to take notes on.

Key words for searching: "politics in WW1" "politicians of WW1" "President during WW1"

Politics in WWI

Politics influenced WWI by keeping the country together while the soldies were away fighting. Politics in world war i were very important because the politicians negotiated all of the treatie, drafts and what not during the war.

America did not always want to be in the war but for political, econmical, and other reasons we were forced to enter. For the first time, the United States owned foreign territories, and for the first time, Americans could rank themselves among the imperial nations of the day. By 1914, moreover, the U.S. had almost no Army, and its Navy was not up to par with those of the Britain and Germany. The biggest reason we entered the war was because of german submarines otherwise known as U-boats, kept sinking our ships and killing all of the people on them.

Now that we had entered the war we had to start making preparations, first of all, they needed and army. To enlist enough troops, Wilson forced through the Selective Service Act of 1917, organizing the first national draft in American history. Though not overly popular, the measure allowed the U.S. to raise over three million soldiers in a matter of months, something that voluntary enlistments could never have accomplished. By and large, Americans rallied around their president and Congress and supported the war effort. Men enlisted by the thousands, and Wilson rammed through a Selective Service Act to institute a national draft. Anti-war sentiment still existed in some circles, but overall those who avoided the war were known as "shirkers" and were not treated kindly.

While the soldiers were away fighting, america still had to hold itself together, and try not to go into further debt. Since all of the men were gone women had to work, War bonds were sold to raise money and women made bandages much as they had during the Civil War. But this time women were also asked to work in factories and take over other jobs that were traditionally done by men. Unlike their daughters twenty-five years later, these women did not demand to stay in their factory jobs after the war was over, but it was a major step forward for women's rights in America. Possibly the most surprising thing about America's involvement in the Great War (great as in big, not great as in really cool) was that it happened at all. President Wilson ran for reelection in 1916 and won by embracing the slogan "He kept us out of war." Much of Wilson's platform had to do with following George Washington's suggestion in his Farewell Address to avoid foreign entanglements, in this case keeping America out of the war in Europe

So as you see there was a lot to do with politics, such as the re-election, the draft that wilson made by pushing throught the selective service acts. Even the first steps toward womens rights were made during the war, we could not have kept america together without politics, as you see