Role of American Soldiers
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The Role of American soldiers during and after the Second Battle of Marne
Susan Byrd
University of Phoenix
THE ROLE OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS
The Role of American Soldiers during and after the Second Battle of Marne
In the beginning, World War I was considered to be “The European War”
During the beginning of the war, Americans had decided to remain neutral. Many Americans felt that it was not the United States’ war to fight. Things quickly turned around when America’s ability to trade was compromised (Schultz, 2011). Another situation leading to the US joining the war was the sinking of submarines by the Germans. One of the submarines that were sunk was the Lusitania, which was a British ship with 128 Americans onboard (Schultz, 2011). The final straw that decided the Americans decision to join the war was when the British intercepted a note send to Mexico attempting to persuade them to invade the US in acquire New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas with the support of the German troops. This note was best known as the Zimmerman note (Schultz, 2011).
Once it was decided that the Americans would be entering war, the US had to gather more soldiers. Pershing stated that were 14,000 soldiers in France by June 1917 and a half million soldiers by May 1918 (Pershing, 1989). The soldiers that were sent overseas for the war were called the American Expeditionary Forces or AEF. President Woodrow Wilson appointed John J. Black as the Major General for the AEF (Pershing, 1989). The Americans became allies with the British and French throughout the war.
THE ROLE OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS
The main goal of the American soldiers was being a backup to the British and French. The war had been going on for three years by the time the US became involved. Although the amount of troops from
The Role of American soldiers during and after the Second Battle of Marne
Susan Byrd
University of Phoenix
THE ROLE OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS
The Role of American Soldiers during and after the Second Battle of Marne
In the beginning, World War I was considered to be “The European War”
During the beginning of the war, Americans had decided to remain neutral. Many Americans felt that it was not the United States’ war to fight. Things quickly turned around when America’s ability to trade was compromised (Schultz, 2011). Another situation leading to the US joining the war was the sinking of submarines by the Germans. One of the submarines that were sunk was the Lusitania, which was a British ship with 128 Americans onboard (Schultz, 2011). The final straw that decided the Americans decision to join the war was when the British intercepted a note send to Mexico attempting to persuade them to invade the US in acquire New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas with the support of the German troops. This note was best known as the Zimmerman note (Schultz, 2011).
Once it was decided that the Americans would be entering war, the US had to gather more soldiers. Pershing stated that were 14,000 soldiers in France by June 1917 and a half million soldiers by May 1918 (Pershing, 1989). The soldiers that were sent overseas for the war were called the American Expeditionary Forces or AEF. President Woodrow Wilson appointed John J. Black as the Major General for the AEF (Pershing, 1989). The Americans became allies with the British and French throughout the war.
THE ROLE OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS
The main goal of the American soldiers was being a backup to the British and French. The war had been going on for three years by the time the US became involved. Although the amount of troops from
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