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U.S. joins WWI

Draftees and Volunteers Selective Service Act (May 1917)—authorizes the draft of men 24 million registered; 3 million picked Women 11,000 volunteer as nurses, drivers, and clerks

Training & Shipping Troops U.S. troop problems: Little training Transporting overseas without being sunk Convoy - unarmed troop ships surrounded by destroyers, torpedo boats, and others armed ships Very successful!

Convoy System

U.S. Soldiers Abroad Fresh & energetic Doughboys  nickname for American troops

African American Soldiers Used for manual labor; not combat Harlem Hell Fighters Received highest French combat medal

Russia Gov’t overthrown Lenin made deal with Germany  peace for help to gain power Withdraws from WWI (Dec. 1917)

Paris (March – May 1918) Germans goal to capture Paris Americans lost over half of troops Germans were pushed back

Cease Fire Armistice: Nov. 11, 1918 cease fire signed in French railroad car

Casualties of War

Casualties of War 8 million deaths estimated (5,000 per day) Lost whole generations of young men Thousands injured Lost limbs to bullets and artillery Trench foot = amputated feet from too much time in wet, muddy trenches Poison gas caused blindness and lung damage

Treaty of Versailles Negotiations

Paris Peace Conference The Big Four: United States France Great Britain Italy

End of WWI Notes

Paris Peace Conference The Big Four: United States France Great Britain Italy

Wilson’s Fourteen Points Wilson’s plan he brought to the conference Goal was to resolve issues that led to war Wanted League of Nations

League of Nations An organization where nations join together to ensure security and peace for all its members

Versailles Treaty Effects

Redrew the Map

Germany was to: Treaty of Versailles Accept responsibility for the war Pay reparations to certain Ally nations Disarm

Outcomes of the War The Treaty of Versailles is signed (Not by the US though!) The League of Nations is formed Article 10 stated countries would have to aid others if attacked Congress feared it would weaken our independence & drag into war Punishment was so harsh on Germany that it resulted in resentment and a depression in Germany

Post War Adjustments Economy boosted US gained power in the world Returning soldiers welcomed Shell shock/gloomy But in need of jobs – affects women and African Americans

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