Americans join the AlliesAmericans join the Allies

Americans join the AlliesAmericans join the Allies

France and England France and England desperately need supplies desperately need supplies from the Americas. They also from the Americas. They also needed American troops to needed American troops to help fight.help fight.

US navy had a 2 step plan to US navy had a 2 step plan to help get supplies to Allies. help get supplies to Allies. First, US navy helped British First, US navy helped British ships find and destroy German ships find and destroy German U-boats. Second, they sent U-boats. Second, they sent convoys (teams) of navy convoys (teams) of navy destroyers to helped merchant destroyers to helped merchant ships deliver the supplies.ships deliver the supplies.

Russia leaves WarRussia leaves WarRussia was going through a Russia was going through a revolution. A communist group, revolution. A communist group, the the BolsheviksBolsheviks, led by , led by Vladimir Vladimir LeninLenin, wanted to overthrow the , wanted to overthrow the democratic government in democratic government in Russia. The Bolsheviks took Russia. The Bolsheviks took over and signed over and signed Treaty of Brest-Treaty of Brest-LitovskLitovsk with Germany to get out with Germany to get out of the war. In this treaty they of the war. In this treaty they gave Poland and the Ukraine to gave Poland and the Ukraine to Germany. This freed up the Germany. This freed up the German army on the Eastern German army on the Eastern Front, so they could concentrate Front, so they could concentrate on the Western Front.on the Western Front.

War at HomeWar at HomeUS needed to get ready for war. US needed to get ready for war. MobilizationMobilization (gathering of (gathering of resources in preparation of war) resources in preparation of war) affected everyone.affected everyone.Factories had to produce more Factories had to produce more and government discourages and government discourages worker’s strikes to help production. worker’s strikes to help production. Many women joined the work Many women joined the work force to help out. force to help out. Liberty BondsLiberty Bonds were sold to raise money. were sold to raise money. America needed to produce more America needed to produce more food to feed American and allied food to feed American and allied troops. US government asked for troops. US government asked for volunteer rationing of supplies so volunteer rationing of supplies so they could be sent to Europe.they could be sent to Europe.

Great Migration Great Migration

Due to the desperate Due to the desperate need for workers in need for workers in the factories up north, the factories up north, many African many African Americans left the Americans left the south to move north south to move north to seek employment. to seek employment. This mass movement This mass movement was known as the was known as the Great Migration Great Migration

Controlling American Public Controlling American Public OpinionOpinion

There were German There were German sympathizers in America. sympathizers in America. Many Many socialistsocialist did not did not believe that privately believe that privately owned business should owned business should make money off they war make money off they war and thought business and and thought business and factories should be factories should be publicly owned. publicly owned. Others didn’t believe in Others didn’t believe in the war at all and they the war at all and they were called were called pacifistpacifist. .

Government ActsGovernment Acts

Government responded Government responded to these issues with the to these issues with the following acts:following acts:Espionage Act-Espionage Act- provided provided stiff penalties for spying, stiff penalties for spying, espionage or aiding the espionage or aiding the enemy.enemy.Sabotage ActSabotage Act and and Sedition ActSedition Act which made which made it a crime to say, print or it a crime to say, print or write anything negative write anything negative about the government.about the government.

Anti-German FeelingsAnti-German Feelings

People became People became suspicious of German suspicious of German Americans and Americans and banned many banned many German related German related things. Changed things. Changed German names to German names to American names, i.e. American names, i.e. liberty cabbage for liberty cabbage for sauerkraut sauerkraut

American Troops FightAmerican Troops Fight

Many American were sent to Many American were sent to fight in Europe. The troops fight in Europe. The troops were called the were called the American American Expeditionary ForceExpeditionary Force. They . They were led by were led by John J. Pershing.John J. Pershing. American soldiers were also American soldiers were also known as known as DoughboysDoughboys. US saw . US saw first fight in June 1918 at first fight in June 1918 at Chateau-Thierry, east of Paris. Chateau-Thierry, east of Paris. Along with French and British Along with French and British troops, they were successful in troops, they were successful in pushing back the Germans. pushing back the Germans.

American Troops FightAmerican Troops Fight

They went on the They went on the offensive. First major offensive. First major battle was Battle of battle was Battle of Argonne Forest, Argonne Forest, where they pushed where they pushed the Germans so far the Germans so far back; Germany was back; Germany was in danger of being in danger of being invaded.invaded.

End of WarEnd of War

Germany realized they were Germany realized they were close to defeat. They asked close to defeat. They asked for an armistice (an for an armistice (an agreement to end fighting). agreement to end fighting). Wilson agreed, with Wilson agreed, with conditions. Kaiser conditions. Kaiser (emperor) Wilhelm II was (emperor) Wilhelm II was overthrown and a new overthrown and a new republican government republican government established. The new established. The new government of German government of German agreed to these terms.agreed to these terms.