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(Jaiden Hart) Selective Service Act and Mass Production

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(Jaiden Hart) Selective Service Act and Mass Production

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1.) 1917: The Selective Service Act required that all men register to be randomly drafted into the military.
2.) 1918: 24 million men had been registered by the end of the year.
3.) African American soldiers were held in separate units / weren't allowed to join the navy or marines.
4.) Women weren't usually allowed to enlist, but they could be accepted as an army nurse who did NOT receive pay or benefits.
5.) Mass Production: The need for supplies to be shipped / needed to build more war ships.
6.) Four Steps:
- Exempted shipyard workers from the draft.
- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce joined a campaign to emphasise the need for shipyard work.
- Shipyards used fabrication techniques, meaning that certain parts were built elsewhere and shipped back to the main yard to be assembled.
- Government took in commercial ships and turned them into war ships.

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1. American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)-  American men from all over the country served as infantry for this Force were called doughboys; it was led by General Pershing, and they helped stop the Axis advance.
2. John J. Pershing- leader of the AEF, and excellent  general during WWI
3. Doughboys- the troops making up the AEF, they were shocked by the harsh truths of war.
4. Conscientious Objectors- people who oppose warfare because they believe killing is wrong.
5. Alvin York- A great American war hero who was a moral objector to war because the Bible says "Thou shalt not kill," but decided it was okay if there was just cause. 6. Alvin York cont.- He killed many Germans, and captured several times more, becoming famous in the US.
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1) 1917- Russia pulled out of the war

2) 1918- AustriaHungary surrendered to the Allies.

3) 1918- German sailors mutinied against government authority .

4) July-Aug. 1918 was the turning point of the war. Allies advance steadily after defeating the Germans.

5) Sept. 1918, Pershing leads American army to victory

6) Sept.-Nov. 1918, American advance helps end the war.

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what were some newly hazards in the trench warfare?

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what were some newly hazards in the trench warfare?

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1. Always surrounded by filth such as; lice, rats and feces.
2.  decaying bodies
3. inhaled poison gas
4. lack of sleep
5. "shell shock" emotional collapse
6. disease called trench foot only way solution was to amputate the feet. and trench mouth.

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1.Assassination Leads to War Archduke Franz and his wife got shot .

2.) nationalism led to competitive and rivalries among nations.

3.)imperialism Colonies supplied the European imperial powers with raw materials. Also Germany competed with France and Britain in the contest for colonies.

4.)militarism set up an army reserve system that drafted and trained young boys/men.

5.)the formation of a system of alliances.

6) alliances made nations disturb the balance of power.

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1. New technology and weapons in the world war led to horrific injuries and hazards.
2. The new technology included machine guns, airships and airplanes, antiaircraft gun, poison
gas, and tanks.
3. The tanks were built of steel which means that they are bullet proof.
4. Airplanes back then were built to travel faster and carry heavy bomb loads.
5. The british used tanks in the battle of somme, but not effectively.
6. Ever since the airplane came into play, the force of 22,000 planes was used as a bomber force.