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Welcome to Mr. Goff's blog about World War One! (It's more exciting than it sounds, promise) This blog is intended to enhance what we learned, or you slept though, in class. At the end of each blog post there is a question for you to answer in the comment section. I will be responding to these post and I encourage you to respond to your classmates' posts as well. Also important to note, you will find that Key Words of these chapter have been underlined. Remember, to really understand history, and this chapter, you have to speak the "language" of the Key Terms!

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

"Over There"

When United States entered World War One, the country was entirely unprepared for war. To raise the necessary amount of troops President Wilson instituted the Selective Service Act of 1917. This act made men between the ages of 18 and 41 eligible for the draft. Also, Wilson wanted to use the growing nationalism in the United States to "encourage" men to enlist in the Army.

Enlist!...and fight King Kong?

 
Wilson also used the increasing amounts of militarism in the United States, and the power of song, to glorify America's role in the conflict.
 
No one can resist the vocal stylings of Bill Murry

President Wilson's methods where wildly successful. the United States was able grow from an army 100,000 of only to an army of over 3 million soldiers in only 2 years!
Find a patriotic song on YouTube and post it in the comment section below. (No Star-Spangled Banner, Please!) Explain why you picked this song. Why is it important to you? What does it remind you of? In light of what you just learned, why do you think it was written? 
I look forward to your responses
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