https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp My top ten choices for significant U.S. involvement during WW1 en-us 2022-12-20 20:03:12 UTC 2022-12-23 07:36:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1fa-1f1f8.png damian_martinez1 https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2426172502 Once this note was decoded by Mexico and sent to the U.S, President Wilson was hesitant of joining the war. Germany wanted to secretly invade the U.S by getting Mexico to join alliances with them and invade the U.S. The U.S was very unhappy when they heard of this as it made them very angered of this. Although, the Americans were getting very angered of these allegations that Germany wanted to secretly invade the US and also have a secret alliance with Mexico, President Wilson kept his words and decided to stay patient throughout this problem.]]> 2022-12-20 21:22:12 UTC https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2426172502 damian_martinez1 https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2426968954 Although President Wilson stated in his presidential run that he was going to keep the U.S out of war, he requested for the U.S to join the war. Congress listened to his request and took a couple of days to finally make their decision. On April 6th, 1917, it was official, the U.S has officially joined the war. There was many controversy being talked about in the U.S as many people believed that Wilson would keep them out of the war, but at the same time they understood as there have been many problems that had led up to him even considering to join the war. Many Americans were getting just as angered as Wilson was, so many thought it was a great idea for the U.S to finally join the war, as there were many people whose anger grew more as time went on. They were wanting for the U.S to join a long time ago and to show how big of a powerhouse the U.S is compared to many of these countries.]]> 2022-12-21 20:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2426968954 damian_martinez1 https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2426969446 The US finally had enough with Germany and decided to join in on the war. On June 26, 1917, the first 14,000 U.S. infantry troops arrived in France at the port of Saint-Nazaire. ]]> 2022-12-21 20:07:51 UTC https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2426969446 damian_martinez1 https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2426971025 During this time, women started getting bigger roles in society. The women were given the roles of being bilingual telephone operators as this would be a major impact in the war. As known today, women were not allowed on the battlefield at the time, so they were given these roles off the battlefield and were still able to make an impact on the war. Rather than being at home having to take care of the children and being a stay at home wife, they were now given the opportunity to make an impact on the war instead of having to take care of the kids and home all the time.]]> 2022-12-21 20:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2426971025 damian_martinez1 https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2427823788 2022-12-23 03:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2427823788 damian_martinez1 https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2427824772 At the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, the war was finally put an end. With lots of damage being done with the countries that were involved in the war, it was a smart move from Germany to end it as there were many innocent lives being taken away. There were 9 million soldiers dead and 21 million wounded from this war. This historical war was put to an end as Germany signed the Armistice at Compiégne.]]> 2022-12-23 03:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2427824772 damian_martinez1 https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2427828155 2022-12-23 04:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2427828155 damian_martinez1 https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2427828920 2022-12-23 04:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2427828920 damian_martinez1 https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2427830216 As the war was put to an end, there was a peace conference in Paris which involved countries like France, Great Britain, the United States and Italy. This conference had many big powers in the world, showing how important and huge this conference was. As this conference was all about bringing peace to these countries, they were also discussing possible consequences for Germany and those countries that helped out.]]> 2022-12-23 04:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2427830216 damian_martinez1 https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2427833395 The sinking of the Lusitania caused more anger to the Americans as this caused a huge trouble between the US and Germany. It was very controversial at the time as it led to President Wilson having to make a public statement about it. The Americans were feeling like they were inching closer and closer to joining the war as these conflicts grew bigger and bigger as the days go by. President Wilson ended up making a public statement and mentioned how the US will continue to stay out of the war as it may cause problems for the US.]]> 2022-12-23 04:23:38 UTC https://padlet.com/damian_martinez1/ojh0rh8yz75fg4dp/wish/2427833395