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2. AMERICA IN WORLD WAR I

3. U.S. DECLARES WAR!! April 6, 1917, at President Wilson’s request, Congress declared war on Germany.

4. NOW THE US HAS TO PREPARE FOR WAR

5. DRAFTS May 1917- Selective Service Act aka a draft 24 million registered 3 million were drafted Women could enlist (not for combat) African Americans Served in segregated units Couldn’t join the marines Very few officers Received the worst jobs Drafts during the Civil War were rioted against Now drafts seemed to be needed because this was the “war to end all wars”

6. GETTING READY FOR WAR Draftees would have to be trained September 1918 – began arriving a training camps Learned to fire guns, dig trenches, use bayonet, dig a trench, put on a gas mask, and throw a grenade Draftees would have only a few weeks from the time they arrived at camps to the time they were sent to Europe to fight The Convoy System To combat Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, ships began traveling in convoys A group of unarmed ships surrounded by a ring of destroyers, torpedo boats, and other armed naval vessels equipped with hydrophones to detect submarines Merchant ships losses dropped in half

7. GETTING READY FOR WAR CONTINUED American Soldiers in Europe American troops kept separate from Triple Entente soldiers Healthier, stronger, more energy, and not demoralized Pushed ahead of the British and French soldiers on the front lines 300k African-American soldiers were segregated from white soldiers Not accepted in the Marines – 1942 first would be accepted Harlem Hell Fighters Integrated with the French army and would Earn the highest French combat metal – Croix de Guerre

8. TURNING THE TIDE OF WAR Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks over through the Republican government in Russia – November 1917 Lenin signs treaty with Germany giving them West Russian industrial and rich farmlands Russia withdraw from the war allowing Germany to focus on a one fronted war Germany had one last attack on the Triple Entente before the US would arrive For the 1 st time since 1914 Germany fought past the trenches and would make to 50 miles outside of Paris – May 1918

9. AMERICANS SAVE PARIS The Second Battle of Marne – 28k US troops joined the French and stopped a massive attack by the Germans Forced Germans back across the Marne and ended Germany’s hope for victory

10. Tanks allowed for troops to cross trenches and roll through barded wire with ease August 8 th, 1918 – Battle of Amiens – Entente troops stopped the Central Powers advancing and retook claimed lands General Von Ludendorff says “black day of the German army” Advised the Central Powers to enter into a peace treaty with the US Only wanted a total surrender War in the Air Only 55 planes when the war started Planes were built w/ wood frames mostly with open air cockpits 1918 over 1,500 planes Organized bombing took place to confuse and frighten enemy troops Not accurate at destroying targets

12. ENDING THE WAR The Central Power began collapsing one by one Germany continued to beg for peace before fighting would reach German soil Still refused until Germany agreed to “total surrender” Kaiser Wilhelm II retreated to Holland which allowed for a new German Republic Signed an armistice, or cease fire, on November 11, 1918 6 hours later all fighting had come to an end