U.S. IN WORLD U.S. IN WORLD WAR IWAR I

Directions: Only write down Directions: Only write down the 3 effects the U.S. had in the 3 effects the U.S. had in

World War IWorld War I

““OVER THERE OVER THERE !!!”!!!”

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION RUSSIAN REVOLUTION 19171917• Russian Empire ousts Russian Empire ousts

its government in its government in Feb. 1917.Feb. 1917.

• Vladimir LeninVladimir Lenin leads leads the Bolsheviks to the Bolsheviks to power and creates a power and creates a COMMUNIST COMMUNIST governmentgovernment

• Russia withdraws Russia withdraws from World War I. from World War I. Signs the Peace Signs the Peace Treaty of Brest-Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Litovsk with Germany.Germany.

GERMANY ADVANCES GERMANY ADVANCES 19171917

• No longer has No longer has to fight a two to fight a two front war.front war.

• Focuses on Focuses on the western the western front and front and eliminating eliminating France and France and Britain.Britain.

• But here But here comes the comes the U.S.U.S.

HERE COME THE HERE COME THE DOUGHBOYSDOUGHBOYS

1. American 1. American Expeditionary Expeditionary Forces led by Forces led by John J. Pershing John J. Pershing fight on the fight on the Western Front. Western Front. Help push back Help push back the German the German advancesadvances

Major Victories 1917-Major Victories 1917-19181918

• Americans help Allied Americans help Allied troops move Germany troops move Germany out of France and out of France and Belgium.Belgium.

2. Harlem Hell Fighters2. Harlem Hell Fighters – – All African American All African American brigade leads brigade leads Americans to victory.Americans to victory.

3. Major US Victories at:3. Major US Victories at:– 22ndnd Battle of the Battle of the

MarneMarne– Belleau WoodBelleau Wood– Argonne ForestArgonne Forest

22ndnd Battle of the Marne Battle of the Marne

Battle of Belleau WoodBattle of Belleau Wood

Armistice Declared “OVER Armistice Declared “OVER THERE”THERE”• Germany surrenders Germany surrenders

and fighting and fighting officially stops on officially stops on November 11, 1918 November 11, 1918 at 11:00am.at 11:00am.– German Empire German Empire

disbandeddisbanded– Kaiser Wilhelm Kaiser Wilhelm

removed from removed from powerpower

– New German New German government government created by the created by the Allied Powers.Allied Powers.

Europe 1914-1919

ALLIED ALLIED POWERSPOWERS

CENTRAL CENTRAL POWERSPOWERS

$150 $150 billionbillion

COST OF COST OF WARWAR $175 $175

billionbillion

estimateestimatedd

18 million18 million

CASUALTIESCASUALTIES17 million17 million

Influenza Outbreak 1918-Influenza Outbreak 1918-19201920

• The devastation in Europe The devastation in Europe causes an Influenza causes an Influenza pandemic killing an pandemic killing an estimated 20 million people!estimated 20 million people!