Unit 5: Crisis and Change
Lesson B: Global Effects of a Total War
Activity 4: Total War and Civilians - Patriotism
- a patriotic song
- a brief video documenting how the U.S. government tried to manage citizen spending in order to finance U.S. involvement in World War I
- an interactive map showing casualties of World War I (Activity 5)
Download the Student Resource: Total War (doc) and complete as directed after reviewing each of the documents. You will use this resource in the next activity.
Document 1: Over There
Verse 1
Over There Sheet Music [1]
Johnny, get your gun, get your gun, get your gun.
Take it on the run, on the run, on the run.
Hear them calling you and me,
Every Son of Liberty.
Hurry right away, no delay, go today.
Make your Daddy glad to have had such a lad.
Tell your sweetheart not to pine,
To be proud her boy's in line.
Verse 2
Johnny, get your gun, get your gun, get your gun,
Johnny, show the "Hun" you're a son-of-a-gun.
Hoist the flag and let her fly.
Yankee Doodle do or die.
Pack your little kit, show your grit, do your bit.
Yankee to the ranks from the towns and the tanks.
Make your Mother proud of you
And the old red-white-and-blue.
Chorus
Over there, over there,
Send the word, send the word over there
That the Yanks are coming, the Yanks are coming
The drums rum-tumming everywhere.
So prepare, say a prayer,
Send the word, send the word to beware -
We'll be over, we're coming over,
And we won't come back till it's over, over there.
Written Activity - Student Resource
Select the link to hear Over There. In the new window, select the play button to start the audio file.
Answer the questions on your Student Resource: Total War.
- How does this song serve to rally the troops who enlisted to serve in World War I?
- How do the lyrics and rhythm bring up feelings of nationalism and patriotism?
Document 2: Mobilizing a Nation for War
Now, view the brief video "Mobilizing a Nation for War."
Written Activity - Student Resource
Select the link to learn about mobilizing the country to war. Go to World War World War I and Roaring Twenties: Mobilizing the Country for War.
Answer the questions on your Student Resource: Total War.
- How did the U.S. government try to rally civilians to support the efforts in World War I?
- How did the messages of the speeches, posters, and advertisements bring up feelings of nationalism and patriotism?
Page Notes:
[1] Source: This image from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Over_There_1.jpg is in the public domain because its copyright has expired.
