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What role did African Americans play in the military in WWI?

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What role did African Americans play in the military in WWI?

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They served in serge units, this is also the part where the libertial erase slavery during the part. They helped fight on the front line and overwhelmed the french. They also helped entertain the Americans with their music with jazz.

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This message shows that there is always a spot for you on the line when serving your country. This poster shows that there are always jobs and needs for your role in the war.

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This poster message is that the military is asking citizens or old troops to participate in the war to fight for their country again.

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How did the Spanish Influenza impact America’s ability to build a military?

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How did the Spanish Influenza impact America’s ability to build a military?

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A virus traveled from location to location and across the atlantic. At the peak of the american military involvement in the war. September through november 1918, influenza and pneumonia made the sick 20% to 40% of the US army and the navy personnel.

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Why were American troops nicknamed “doughboys?”

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Why were American troops nicknamed “doughboys?”

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It’s unknown how the term doughboys became a thing, but the term was used to refer american troops that were deployed to Europe as part of an American expeditionary force. There are a variety of stories of how doughboys became a thing. One explanation goes back to the mexican war of 1846-48, the American infantrymen made long treks of dirt over a dusty terrain, it gave them an appearance of being covered in flour or dough. The men were also covered in dust of adobe, which eventually turned into dobies, then finally turned into doughboys.

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What role did women play in the military in WWI?

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What role did women play in the military in WWI?

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The women in WW1 served in non-combat roles like truck drivers, radio operators, and messengers. They also made sure that all of the women serving received veteran status.

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This poster's message is that most of the resources should be used to support the troops in Europe and that some people back home should sacrifice some things to help the troops.

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How many soldiers volunteered for WWI? Was it enough?

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How many soldiers volunteered for WWI? Was it enough?

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Over 4 million people complied with the draft and registered for military service. It was just enough to push the Allied forces to victory and shut down the Axis advances. With the help of the americans the German forces were defeated and Germany conceded the war on November 11th, 1918

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The AEF was the American Expeditionary Forces. These were troops that were sent overseas to Europe to help the Allied Forces in World War l. When the US first declared war on Germany their total troops was less than 150,000 and at the end of the war upwards of 4 million Americans had served in the war.

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[General John Joseph Pershing, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, in uniform]

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The selective service act was a law that was passed in May of 1917 that gave the President power to draft soldiers for World War l. This act forced all men ages 21-30 to sign up to be in the military.  As a result of this draft the US military reached numbers of around 10 million. The first of these drafted troops hit the battlefield that same year, but did have a big part in the war until a year after. With the draft troops the US was able to help the allied forces a lot against the Axis forces.

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