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Chapter 19 Section 3

Chapter 19 Section 3. April 1917- US was not ready for war on the European front. Chapter 19 Section 3 continued. President Wilson sends John J. Pershing and men to Europe Selective Service Act- draft of young men “War to end all wars”

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Chapter 19 Section 3

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  1. Chapter 19 Section 3 April 1917- US was not ready for war on the European front

  2. Chapter 19 Section 3 continued • President Wilson sends John J. Pershing and men to Europe • Selective Service Act- draft of young men • “War to end all wars” • American Expeditionary Force- volunteers and National Guardsmen- called “doughboys” • Convoy- group of unarmed ships guarded by destroyers- purpose- destroy submarines • African Americans- 369th Infantry Regiment- Harlem Hell Fighters

  3. Chapter 19 Section 3 continued • November 1917- Vladimir Lenin- followers- Bolsheviks- overthrew Russia’s republican government • March 21, 1918- German forces advance deep into Allied territory • New weapon- tank- Allies began breaking German lines • German zeppelins- floating airships- come into play

  4. Chapter 19 Section 3 continued • Ending the war • Bulgaria and Turkey- separate peace with the Allies • Austria-Hungary splintered • Armistice- cease-fire signed • Influenza epidemic • Genocide- organized killing of an entire people- Armenians

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