WWI
The sinking of the Lusitania Which event most influenced President Wilson’s decision to enter World War I? The sinking of the Lusitania The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand The renewal of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany Zimmerman telegram from Germany to Mexico
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American forces entered WWI as part of the American Expeditionary Force, AEF. America entered WWI under the command of John Pershing.
Pershing insisted that American forces be well trained and fight together.
Battle of “Argonne Forest”
Made it a crime to criticize the war effort. Also known as the Draft Espionage Act of 1917 Selective Service Act Passed Homefront Red Scare Women and African Americans Nation-wide panic that communist might seize power Began to fill jobs left open by men going to war
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