Text A is an extract from an article entitled [The Promoters of War Mania] by [Emma Goldman]. It was first published in [Mother Earth] in [March 1917].

Read the source material [from the beginning of the article to ‘feed the fires of war’ on page 5]. Then answer both questions that follow:

You  [have been asked to contribute to a podcast for a history magazine’s website, exploring different countries’ attitudes to World War I You are responsible for the section dealing with the USA. Produce the text examining the resistance to involvement].

You should adapt the source material, using your own words. Your [podcast] should be approximately 300 – 400 words in length.

In your adaptation you should:

• use language appropriately to address purpose and audience

• write accurately and coherently, applying relevant ideas and concepts.

(25 marks)

·         She wants people to protest against American involvement in the 1^st WW.

·         There are powerful interest groups profiting from the war and therefore wants it to continue.

·         Americans disengaged by the seriousness of this issue, very passive and default to authority.

·         Cost of living gone up and living standards gone down, because exports of military hardware and agriculture goods to Europe have increased.

·         War is perceived as ‘criminal’ and these groups are acting immorally.

·         If president was really serious and committed to ‘peace’, he would have followed a different course of action, by stopping exports and ruled out American involvement in the war.

·         War in Europe is like’ hell on earth’ and the decision to stay out of it would have been much more beneficial.

·         If America goes to war it should be expected that cities would be invaded or bombed.

·         Business, industrialists and American bankers are investing and speculating on the lives of human beings. She describes it not only as ‘immoral’ but ‘criminal’ on an international scale.

    There were a variety of responses to the American involvement in the war. However the dominant response was that American citizens should become involved in the war in Europe. Living was an important element.