To End All Wars?: Versailles Treaty--A Truce, Not Peace, The
The Versailles Treaty marks the end of World War I between the Allies and Germany. Germany refuses to accept full responsibility for the war, new countries are established in Eastern Europe, and not all Allies agree with the terms of the treaty, mak...
To End All Wars?: Striking Arizona Copper Workers Targeted for Impeding War Effort
Bisbee, Arizona is the center of copper mining in the United States at the turn of the century. Copper's military importance causes copper costs to increase dramatically. Mine workers stage work stoppages for better working conditions and wages. Bus...
To End All Wars?: Search for a New World Order
German military leaders seek immediate cease fire rather than risk an invasion and destruction of their homeland. Lenin challenges the Allies to make their war aims clear instead of negotiating secret territorial exchanges. Wilson proposes Fourteen ...
To End All Wars?: Paris Peace Conference, The
President Woodrow Wilson's vision clashes with the hard realities of international politics at the Paris Peace Conference. He compromises territorial settlements in the Far East and Poland in order to save the idea of the League of Nations.
To End All Wars?: Last Brutal Battles of World War I
General John Pershing is concerned about the effectiveness of the Allied war plan and pushes to gain control over a specific sector of the battle for U.S. troops. Such an approach will highlight the significance of the United States' contribution an...
To End All Wars?: Battle Status as U. S. Enters World War I
The Russian revolution in the fall of 1917 creates new opportunities for Germany in World War I. The Germans launch a series of offensives drives in an attempt to reach Paris before U. S. troops arrive. However, the arrival of U. S. troops in June a...
Road to War, The: Internal Tensions within U.S.
American society on the eve of the country's involvement in World War I is profoundly divided ethnically and economically. Fear that overt opposition will interfere with the war effort results in repressive measures to suppress dissent. This is a pe...
To End All Wars?: U. S. Society in Turmoil after World War I
In Post World War I America, the country plunges into recession once industries lose their government contracts. This results in union strikes and race riots where African Americans, Socialist, and unions are targeted. Lynching of African Americans ...
Immigration Following World War I (Part Two)
Professor of history Gary Gerstle talks about the restrictive attitude in the United States towards immigration following World War I. Professor Gerstle explains that it was caused in part by fear that immigrants would take the jobs of native-born A...
Immigrants and Loyalty
Professor of history Gary Gerstle explains that as the United States prepared to enter World War I, there was growing concern in the U.S. about the loyalty of immigrants, since many of them had come from countries that America would be fighting. Pro...