Section 2

Raising an Army

        -US not ready for war (only 200,000 in army)

                -1917àSelective Service Act

                        -Draft

                        -Nearly 3,000,000 drafted during war

US in Europe

        -About 2,000,000 soldiers sent to France

                -General John J. Pershing in charge of troops

                        -American Expeditionary Forces

                                -Seen as heroes

                -Took a year to get most over to Europe

                        -Convoy system

                                -Merchant ships carried over soldiers

                -Were escorted by warships

                                -Worked great (not 1 soldier died)

-50,000 women served during war

                -Red Cross

                -12,000 Navy secretaries

                -Nurses, interpreters

        -400,000 blacks served

                -Discriminated against

        -Allies laid 70,000 mines in North Sea

Pushing the Germans Back

        -Americans came just in time for the Allies

                -Allies had failed offensive and Central Powers were ready

                        -Russia had pulled out of war for the Allies

                                -Bolshevik Revolution

        -Germany had 1 last shot--2nd Battle of the Marne

                -Pushed Allies back to within 50 miles of France

                        -Americans helped Allies stop Germans

                                -Americans launched counter-attack

                                        -Kept on rolling

                                                -Kept pushing further east

                                                -12K American casualties

        -Central Powers kept being hammered by Americans

                -Morale declined

                        -Mutinies

                        -Soldiers realized they were going to lose

                                -Agreed to armistice

                                        -“Cease fire”

 The End of the War

-November 1918àGerman navy mutinied, German leader stepped down

        -November 11àAgreed to armistice (end fighting)

                -11^th day of 11^th month at the 11^th hour

        -8,500,000 soldiers killed, 21,000,000 wounded

                -US had 120,000 killed

                -Germany had 6,000,000 casualties

                -Russia had 7,000,000 casualties

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