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U.S. Prepares for War

By Jemima Almonor , Arnau Davis, Kailyn Duyn , Ana Gregoire , Kaylee Locker, Julia Marcuzzo, Gabrielle Schwarz, Katrina Sohl. U.S. Prepares for War. American Expeditionary Force. The America’s armed forces were sent over to Europe to fight World War I.

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U.S. Prepares for War

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  1. By Jemima Almonor, Arnau Davis, KailynDuyn, Ana Gregoire, Kaylee Locker, Julia Marcuzzo, Gabrielle Schwarz, Katrina Sohl U.S. Prepares for War

  2. American Expeditionary Force • The America’s armed forces were sent over to Europe to fight World War I. • These “doughboys” were led by General Pershing. • General Pershing was the reason why there was an American Expeditionary Force, when he saw that there were simply not enough men to fight. • They were called doughboys because they had white adobe dust on their boots.

  3. Selective Service Act • Drafting all the men they needed for war. • Many men entered because they thought it was the war to end all wars. • At first it was only young men, but as the need for men grew greater, more men were accepted.

  4. Training • It was supposed to be several months for training the soldiers, however often this didn’t happen and men were shipped out directly to war. • To get the men over to Europe, America used the convoy system. Because of the threat of German u-boats passenger ships were surrounded by military boats, destroyers and torpedo boats.

  5. Segregated Units • The Harlem Hellfighters, an African American military unit, earned the highest military award in France, Croix de Guerre. • Americans were unhappy that African Americans were receiving awards so they instead put them in positions such as cooking and cleaning.

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