1. 11 sec. 2 America Goes to War

2. America’s Army Non existent 200,000 men in service No combat service Weapons were out of date Selective Service Act - Men aged 18-45 had to register, 24 million registered, 3 million were picked by lottery

3. Training the Army Nine Month Period Used rocks instead of hand grenades, wooden poles instead of rifles

4. Building Bridge to France Needed to build ships Ship builders were exempted from service in the army

5. German Uboat

6. Convoy System Merchant vessels carrying supplies were guarded by cruisers and destroyers

7. Convoy System

8. Americans in Europe Added Freshness and enthusiasm Were courageous Commanded by General John J. Pershing

9. War in Europe Russia was defeated by Central Powers Germans moved all troops to Western Front Launched new offensive at Paris in May of 1918 Americans turned the tide by winning the second battle of the Marne, and the Meuse Argonne By October, the tide had been turned

10. American Heroes Alvin York - Formerly a conscientious objector - sharpshooter killed 25 Germans and captured 132 with help Became a celebrity Eddie Rickenbacker - shot down 26 enemy planes - formerly a race car driver - defeated one squadron commanded by Red Baron Black Jack Pershing - former Indian fighter commanded all of American forces

11. American Heroes Major Charles Whittlesey - hero of Lost Battalion

12. New Weapons Big Bertha Zeppelin Machine Guns Chemical Weapons - chlorine and mustard gas Tank Airplane

13. Zeppelins

15. Medical Care Doctors named Sawbones because of so many amputations Trench foot was one of worst problems Trench Jaw

17. Collapse of Germany German Navy mutinied Mutiny spread Kaiser abdicated and fled to the Netherlands Warring parties signed an armistice on November 11th at 11 am. When war ended Germany occupied part of France and most of Belgium. 20% of Russia

18. Notequiz True or False 1. America had a large army prior to WWI 2. American troops sometimes trained with rocks instead of hand grenades and poles instead of rifles Fill in the Blanks 3. America moved its supplies and men to this country 4. What was the name of the draft conducted by America 5. He was a former conscientious objector who killed 25 Germans and captured 132 6. He was America’s ace pilot 7. What did the Germans use as weapons that resemble modern day blimps? 8. What was one of the worst medical problems during WWI? 9. Who did Germany beat that made the war a one-front war? 10. When was the armistice signed that ended the war?