U.S. and the Great War

America in World War 1

Multiple Choice

This is what the Germans called their submarines

• U-Boats

• Convoy System

• Red Scare

• Reparations

Multiple Choice

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

• Propaganda

• Armistice

• Alliance

• War Bonds

Multiple Choice

Identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, sometimes to the exclusion of the interests of other nations

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

• Socialism

• Militarism

Multiple Choice

A type of combat in which opposing troops fight from a long ditch facing each other.

• Convoy System

• Trench Warfare

• War Bonds

• Red Scare

American Soldiers Arrive

Americans troops arrive in Europe in 1917.

Joining the Fight

• By the time the United States entered, the Allies were very close to defeat.

• General John J. Pershing, leader of the American Expeditionary Force, insisted that the Americans join the fight as a separate force. 

• Pershing gave the men three months of intense training in army discipline and trench warfare.

Russia Leaves the War

• In November 1917 a group of Russians called the Bolsheviks overthrew the Russian government and seized power.

• The Bolsheviks were Communists—people who favor the equal distribution of wealth and the end of all forms of private property.

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Russian Revolution

• Led by Vladimir Lenin, the new Russian government faced a desperate situation.

• Russian was facing food shortages and Economic Hardships.

• civil war then broke out in Russia between the Communists and forces loyal to the czar (ZAHR), Russia’s emperor. The United States and other Allied countries sent aid to the czarist forces. The Russians left the war.

Final Months of War

The Final Battles

• Even with all of their training, the American troops were not prepared for the tough conditions of the Trenches.

• In March 1918, the Germans attempted a final push. They originally took the allies by surprise and moved 40 miles.

• The Germans were not ready for the freshly trained and readied Americans and were stopped 50 miles outside of Paris, France.

Notable Heroes

• a young man from Tennessee named Alvin York. In October 1918 York killed 25 German gunners and captured 132 prisoners.

• the African American soldiers of the 369th Infantry. Known as the “Harlem Hellfighters,” the 369th spent more time in combat than any other American unit.

The Final Stretch

• The Battle of Amiens, also known as the Third Battle of Picardy, was the opening phase of the Allied offensive which began on 8 August 1918, later known as the Hundred Days Offensive, that ultimately led to the end of the First World War.

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Armistice

• The Centeral Powers were in terrible shape after several attempts to push forward.

• Once the Germans agreed to a truce, their allies were already to declare the end of the war.

• The armistice, or truce, went into effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.

Multiple Choice

America was quick to join their allies in the war.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

World War 1 ended in an armistice on

• February 14 at 12:00

• December 25, at 4:00

• January 31, at 6:00

• November 11, at 11:00

Multiple Choice

An armistice is when a countries agree to stop fighting; or, they declare a truce between the countries.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Now that the war is over, What do you think will happen to Germany and the Central Powers? What happens to Germany eventually sparks another event, What do you think that is?