Day 67 America Turns the Tide

America Turns Tide

• US Develops Convoy system. Admiral William Sims convinces British to due the same

• Trench warfare

- Trench Foot and Trench Mouth

• Fresh Troops

Fighting Over There

• AEF (American Expeditionary Force)- Led by John J. Pershing

• Doughboys (new soldiers with white belts)

• Shock for new soldiers• Mechanization of warfare • Machine Gun• Airplane/ Anti Aircraft

Guns• Artillery• Tanks • Poison Gas

Offensive• Russia Drops Out• Henry Rickenbacker- Ace Pilot

shot down 29 planes (In comparison the Red Barron shot down over 80)

• Sergeant York-- Originally conscientious objector- During war armed only with a rifle

and a revolver, he killed 25 Germans, silenced 35 enemy machines guns, and, with 6 other soldiers, captured 132 prisoners.

- Medal of Honor• Armistice Day – 11th Hour of the

eleventh day of the eleventh month (veterans Day)

Summary Questions

1) Who led the American Expeditionary Force (AEF)?2) Admiral William Simms used what technique to combat

German U Boats. The technique involved merchant vessels with naval ships acting as guards?

3) What is the term for objecting to war on moral grounds?4) What style of warfare began with the use of tanks and

guns?5) Who was Americas leading fighter pilot?6) He received the medal of honor for taking a German

position with 6 men.