1. United States History 11 The First World War: “The U. S
United States History 11 The First World War: “The U.S. in World War I”
Unit 2, Chapter 8, Section 2

2. The United States helped turn the tide for an Allied victory
Main Idea
The United States helped turn the tide for an Allied victory

3. United states stays neutral
Isolationism was U.S. policy at War’s beginning, although U.S. was supplying Britain with war goods
Since Britain had blockaded German ports, German U-boats were used to attack all ships coming to Britain, know as unrestricted submarine warfare

4. Heading toward war
1915: sinking of Lusitania killing 1200 people including 128 Americans
1916: Germany issued Sussex pledge- not to sink merchant vessels
Jan. 1917: after Wilson’s re-election, asked Allied and Central powers to consider “peace without victory”, Germany resumed unrestricted sub warfare
The Zimmerman Note: proposed alliance of Germany and Mexico
Russian Czar Nicholas II lost power
March 1917: Germany sank 3 more American vessels
April 2, Wilson asked congress to declare war

5. Americans in Europe May, 1917: Selective Service Act
Latinos and African Americans trained separately
June, 1917: Americans arrive in Europe
AEF (American Expeditionary Forces)
General John J. Pershing: leader
Trained for 12 months in Europe
Allied Setback: Nov. 1917, Bolsheviks tool control of Russian government, signed peace treaty with Germany
U.S. was a major force, stopping Germans at Chateau-Thierry, Belleau Wood
20,000 female nurses served

6. The war ends
By late 1918: war was crippling German economy, soldiers no longer wanted to fight
Austria-Hungary signed peace agreement, then Germany
Nov 11,1918: armistice went into effect
8.5 million people killed