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Chapter 21: World War I & Its Aftermath

World War I ((e Great War`toppled empires, created new nations, and sparked tensions that would explode across future years. On the battlefield, gruesome modern weaponry wrecked an entire generation of young men. The United States entered the conflict in 1917 and was never again the same. The war heralded to the world the United States0otential as a global military power, and, domestically, it advanced but then beat back American progressivism by unleashing vicious waves of repression. The war simultaneously stoked national pride and fueled disenchantments that burst Progressive Era hopes for the modern world. And it laid the groundwork for a global depression, a second world war, and an entire history of national, religious, and cultural conflict around the globe. Read more from Chapter 21 of the American Yawp

1) Why did the United States enter World War I? How did the war transform the role of American government and the economy? What does President Woodrow Wilson make a case for America’s entry into World War I in the primary source document, Woodrow Wilson Requests War (April 2, 1917)?

2) What were the experiences of women and African Americans during World War I? What were the major issues or concerns facing both groups? How do Emma Goldman explain her views on patriotism in Emma Goldman on Patriotism (July 9, 1917), and W.E.B. DuBois urged returning Negro soldiers to continue fighting for democracy at home in his writing, W. E. B. DuBois, “Returning Soldiers” (May, 1919)?

3) How did President Woodrow Wilson attempt to influence the negotiations for peace during World War I? How did the influenza pandemic affect American life? What does Lutiant Van Wert’s writing reveal about the flu pandemic, Lutiant Van Wert describes the 1918 Flu Pandemic (1918), and how do you think it was similar to the recent COVID-19 pandemic?