American Power Tips the Balance

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American Power Tips the Balance Chapter 19 Section 2 Notes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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