https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2 My Top Ten event for US involvement in WW1 en-us 2022-12-20 03:34:56 UTC 2022-12-23 05:33:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f468-1f33e.png chase_miller3 https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2426104648 Wilson cited Germany's violation to its pledge to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Germanys resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships in 1917 became the primary motivation behind Wilsons decision to lead the US. into WW1. ]]> 2022-12-20 19:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2426104648 chase_miller3 https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2426954614 British naval intelligence intercepted and decrypted a telegram sent by German. foreign Minister Arthur Zimmerman to the German Ambassador in Mexico City. The "Zimmerman Telegram" promised the Mexican Government that Germany would help Mexico recover the territory it had ceded to the United States following the Mexican-American War. In return for this assistance, Germany asked for Mexican support in the war.]]> 2022-12-21 19:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2426954614 chase_miller3 https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2427830237 This act greatly increased the number of US troops in the war. It authorized the Federal Government to temporarily expand the military through conscription. In addition, it also managed the induction of 2.8 million men into the armed forces over the next two years. ]]> 2022-12-23 04:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2427830237 chase_miller3 https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2427830598 This battle proved to Germany that the US is a powerful force. American commanders used a "combined arms" approach to work together as a synchronized operation. The US made a huge impact from this point on and gave the allies a new reason to hope.]]> 2022-12-23 04:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2427830598 chase_miller3 https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2427830897 This is the first time American troops fought in Europe. The beginning of American involvement in European affairs. Americans showed persistence and resolution in their first victory in France. France now has to worry about the US being a great power in WW1.]]> 2022-12-23 04:15:47 UTC https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2427830897 chase_miller3 https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2427838540 This was one of the most controversial treaties in history. This treaty forced Germany and other Central Powers to take all the blame for World War 1. This meant a loss of territories, reduction in military forces, and reparation payments at Allied powers.]]> 2022-12-23 04:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2427838540 chase_miller3 https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2427841228 This is a major US event because before the war women were barred from voting or serving military combat roles. Many saw this war as an opportunity to not only serve their countries but to gain more rights and independence. With millions of men away from home, women filled manufacturing and agricultural positions on the home front. ]]> 2022-12-23 04:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2427841228 chase_miller3 https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2427841274 The American Red Cross made a huge impact on the war by helping wounded soldiers. The American Red Cross charters the steamer Hamburg and sets sail for Europe as a hospital ship. This ship was very important because it helped the wounded American soldiers in Europe which gave the US a moral boost into winning against France.]]> 2022-12-23 04:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2427841274 chase_miller3 https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2427841303 As more Americans lamented the consequences of war and voiced their desire to avoid future intervention in foreign affairs at all costs, public opposition to the League of Nations grew. The league of Nations was also important because it would also provide mechanisms for promoting negotiation and mediating disputes.  ]]> 2022-12-23 04:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2427841303 chase_miller3 https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2427841331 The U.S. government sought to enact greater limits on immigration after World War I.  In 1924, Congress enacted the Johnson-Reed Act to replace the Emergency Quota Act. This was major because Immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe were disproportionately targeted by the new limits with a three percent quota of total immigrants already living in the United States.]]> 2022-12-23 04:47:02 UTC https://padlet.com/chase_miller3/jii6afpb4817fzl2/wish/2427841331