1. American Power Tips the Balance
Chapter 19 Section 2 Notes

2. Raising an Army Selective Service Act 8 months of training
24 million, 2 million in Europe
African Americans: non-combat mostly
369th Infantry: most continuous fighting of the war
8 months of training
Women in the Army
Nurses, but no rank, pay or benefits

3. Mass Production What was needed? 4 steps
Exempted shipyard workers from draft
Made ship building important
New building techniques
Turned private ships into military ships

4. We Kick Butt!!!!!!! What was a threat to ships going to England?
Convoy System
230 miles of Mines across the North Sea

5. U.S. Army American Expeditionary Force General John J. Pershing
Doughboys

6. Allies Take Control 1917: Russia pulls out of the war!!!!! Ypres:
Nov. 1917, Allied victory costs ½ million lives
Cantigny:
May 1918, U.S. troops fill gaps in French line
Chateau-Thierry:
June 1918, U.S. troops stop German advance

7. Battles Continued 2nd Battle of the Marne: St. Mihiel: Meuse-Argonne:
Turning point of the War
St. Mihiel:
Victory puts Germany near defeat
Meuse-Argonne:
Last major battle of War, allied victory

8. Collapse of Germany Nov. 3, 1918: A-H surrenders
Nov. 11, 1918: armistice signed
German gov’t overthrown by soldiers
Kaiser forced to leave

9. Final Toll Total Deaths: 22 Million Economic results: U.S. casualties:
½ of them were civilians
Economic results:
$338 Billion
U.S. casualties:
48,000 deaths, 62,000 dead from disease, 200,000 wounded