https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76 The U.S. Involvement in World War 1 en-us 2022-12-20 22:31:55 UTC 2022-12-21 22:51:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f570.png casey_cheng https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426201323 In early 1915, Germany introduced a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic. A German U-boat torpedoed the British owned steamship, Lusitania, this ended up killing 1,195 people including 128 Americans. Americans were very outraged by this because the Germans sank a ship full of passengers without provocation. When this event reached the public this caused a rise of anti-German sentiment among Americans. ]]> 2022-12-20 22:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426201323 casey_cheng https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426377521 By 1917, American loans to the Allies had risen to $2.25 billion dollars. The US had a vested financial interest in the outcome of the war in Europe. Since American businesses and banks made huge loans to the Allies. If they didn’t win then they were unlikely to get their money back. Americans felt hostility towards the German and this pushed them a little more into joining the war.]]> 2022-12-21 04:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426377521 casey_cheng https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426381846 The French army provided air cover, artillery, tanks and flamethrowers to aid the U.S. in their advancement through the German-held village. The Americans took 100 German prisoners by the end of that day. Over the next 72 hours, the Americans in Cantigny endured seven German counterattacks yet still maintaining control of the village despite high casualties. A total U.S. casualties had reached over 1,000, and the soldiers were exhausted from German gas attacks. The Battle of Cantigny, was an American combat force being able to prove to Allies and enemies that they could fight, win and hold on to their gains.]]> 2022-12-21 04:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426381846 casey_cheng https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426385245 After suffering a major defeat at Belleau Wood, Germany had one final chance to advance across the river Marne. But the Allies held him off,  Franco-American troops, with an estimated 300 tanks, forced the Germans to retreat. U.S. Marines played a key role during the Battle and built a reputation for one of the bloodiest fights American troops faced during World War I. It marked the entry of American troops into the war and despite their lack of experience they equipped themselves courageously in the battle. ]]> 2022-12-21 04:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426385245 casey_cheng https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426387398 During this battle the US Army Air Service played a critical role in the battle’s outcome. Allied air assets included British, French, and Italian pilots and air crewmen, forty percent of Allied air power was American. With lacking some tactical skills of the French and British, the U.S. First Army carried the day through sheer determination and its strategic plan of attack. The battle was also noteworthy as the first major use in the war of the U.S. Army Air Service. Roughly 1,500 Allied aircraft made the Battle of Saint-Mihiel the largest air operation of the war. The attack caught the Germans in the process of retreating. This meant that their artillery was out of place and the American air operations were able to target them easily. ]]> 2022-12-21 04:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426387398 casey_cheng https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426388842 Throughout the war, the Food Administration and the government asked citizens back at home to ration their food so there would be supplies given to the soldiers at war. Many foods would be substituted so that food was being saved then collected to further be given to those at war. Wheat was substituted by corn, oats, rye, and barley products, meat with fish, poultry, rabbits, and beans instead of beef, and pork. Some days out of the week would be considered as sugar free days as well. ]]> 2022-12-21 04:44:18 UTC https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426388842 casey_cheng https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426389539 In order to provide money for the war, President Roosevelt settled on two means of raising money, increased taxes and borrowing or through the sale of massive amounts of war bonds. Since citizens did not find increasing taxes attractive they settled on war bonds. War bonds were aggressively marketed through well organized campaigns, which appealed to citizens' sense of patriotism. People were being paid with interest by the government when they bought these war bonds. ]]> 2022-12-21 04:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426389539 casey_cheng https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426392317 Although the United States' involvement in the war was fairly brief, there was no doubt that many people suffered during the war. They suffered over 116,000 military deaths and 200,000 wounded. Aside from this after the war ended, those coming back home were not greeted positively either. Citizens had been injured, starved, or made homeless because of inflation and the lack of jobs. Many experienced PTSD and many trauma from being at war and had to readjust to their lives back at home. ]]> 2022-12-21 04:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426392317 casey_cheng https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426394507 Women, most of whom never worked outside the home, were in high demand to work at all types of factories and businesses during the war when men were gone. Nearly a million women were employed in jobs previously held by men. Having these opportunities, women were reluctant in giving these up back to the men. This encouraged many women to come forth on the mistreatment and discrimination. Further down in history women would lead movements and suffrage to fight for their rights which advanced society as a whole. ]]> 2022-12-21 04:55:07 UTC https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426394507 casey_cheng https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426396780 African Americans served during World War 1 and sadly even during and after the way they faced systemic racial discrimination. Black soldiers endured hostility from the army and back at home. At the same time, service in the army empowered Black soldiers to demand their rights as American citizens and paved for the future, movements for racial justice. This allowed for many citizens to begin advancing forward into more civil rights movements. ]]> 2022-12-21 05:00:20 UTC https://padlet.com/casey_cheng/6uk6utwkvyu6ft76/wish/2426396780