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The Agreement US will immediately send a small force under General Pershing –Primarily as a symbol of US commitment –Will send more troops as they are trained –PR to boost morale of Allied troops British trench soldiers in France wait to attack.. IRC unitedstreaming. 17 July 2008

The Construction US increased the construction of ships and military equipment Begins shipments to Europe

The Selective Service Act The draft Originally required the registration of all males between 21 and million registered (2.8 million drafted) Courtesy of National Archives

The Deployment First significant US forces arrived in Europe in March 1918 –Supported British and French troops to learn “European Ways” of warfare

The Trenches 1/3 of Allied casualties on the Western Front happened in the trenches Trench cycle – front (70 days), support (30 days), reserve (120 days with 70 of those allocated for rest)

The Trenches Rat infested Lice caused Trench Fever Trench Foot Stench

The Weapons – In the Air Zeppelin –Filled with hydrogen –Used for observations –Easy targets Airplane –Used for reconnaissance and photography –Later equipped with machine guns (dog fights) –Bombings from air {{PD}})

The Weapons – On the Sea Battleships Submarines/U Boat (German submarine U9 (1914))

The NEW Weapons The Machine Gun The main weapon of defense. Used on land and from the air.

The NEW Weapons This is a French tank. Other Allies had the tank, as well as, the German forces.

The NEW Weapons The Flame thrower

The NEW Weapons Grenade Mortar

The NEW Weapons Poison Gas Used first by Germany as weapon Chlorine gas attacked respiratory and nervous systems Mustard gas burned whatever it touched

Works Cited British trench soldiers in France wait to attack.. IRC unitedstreaming. 17 July 2008 Soldier Posing with Tank: Photograph, (n.d.). 17 July Bayaux Trenches: Photograph, [n.d.] 17 July Big Bertha Platform: Photograph, [n.d Photograph. 17 July Tanks on the Move: Photograph, [n.d.] 17 July 18 U.S. Rushes to Aid of Allies: Cartoon, 6 July July Biplane: Photograph, [between 12 Dec and 17 July 1919] 17 July Unidentified Ships: Photograph, [between 12 Dec and 17 July 1919 ] 17 July Military exercises on Bech. 18 July

Works Cited French medical picture made on March 31, July On May 7, 1917 somewhere in Northern France. 18 July German submarine U9 (1914)) 18 July 2008, Public Domain April 22, 1915, Germans use gas. 18 July Grenade. 18 July Germans using machine guns. 18 July US Colored Troops of the 91st Division. 18 July Zeppelin L20 stranded near Stavanger – 18 July 2008 [ {{PD}}) Gun team of the A Company, US 105th Machine Gun Battalion, 27th Division, October 19, July 2008http://