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

-50,000 women served during war

                -Red Cross

                -12,000 Navy secretaries

                -Nurses, interpreters

        -400,000 blacks served

                -Discriminated against

        -Convoy system

                -Military ships guard merchant ships carrying supplies

                -Worked great

        -Allies laid 70,000 mines in North Sea

Pushing the Germans Back

        -Allies started going on the offensive in 1918 (US troops)

        -Second Battle of the Marne

                -Germany attacks France again

                        -France held the line with US help

                        -Allies cut off German supply lines

        -US continually pushed Germany back out of France

 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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