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after war
He got to germany and they was welcomed they were making really good money they was spending it he was there for 2 years from 20 21 he didnt like tha hitlier became the president because people in germany were was so nice -
Wilson for war
On Apr 2, Wilson asked congress to send us troops into battle with German troops. Wilson really didn't want to go to war; he didn't feel like it was right to lead peaceful people to war. 4 days later, the USA declared war on Germany. Germany told Mexico if they defeat the USA they would give them Texas, Arizona, and New mexico.Wilson went on to lead what was the largest war mobilization at the time. He started the draft, but before the draft, the military was 200,000 men after it was 4 million -
Germans Fire
Along the western front , Allied soldiers were attacked by more than 150 tons of lethal chlorine gas. The germans began their first and only attack of the year known as the second battle ypres it began with the usual artillery bombing on the enemy's front line when the bombing died down the allied forces were waiting for the first german forces but instead they were thrown into a panic when chlorine gas was dumped across no man's land the german forces wanted the gas to cover up 4 miles -
German and Russian peace
On march 3rd in the city of brest litovsk located in modern day belarus near the polish border Russia signed a treaty with the central powers Germany Austria Hungary Ottoman empire Bulgaria ending its paripanton in the war -
Lusitania sinks
In the afternoon the British ocean liner lusitania is torpedoed down by German submarines without a warning the ship sinks within 20 minutes in the Celtic sea of the 1959 crew members 1198 were killed 128 of them were Americans when the war erupted in 1914 the Us was neutral in the war but when the lusitania was sunk 128 Americans died this caused the USA to go to war -
Battle of Cantigny
On apr 6 1916 congress declared war against germany adding austria hungary at the time they were short men there was only 294000 men in the military all together going into this war the Usa was hardly prepared the new warfare like the machine gun wasn't that reliable in 1918 a large amount of troops arrived to france the general enforced a no inch law and that war ended in 72 hours -
Chateau Thierry
This battle was little over 3 weeks they called it hell woods when the battle started the usa commanded a counter attack it was to flank from the western side there was more than 100000 men there the war ended on july 22 they compared this battle to gettysburg -
First Tanks
During the battle of the somme the Bristish lunched a major offensive move against the Germans and it was tanks they were the first ones in the history.At Flers courcelette 40 tanks pushed the front line over a mile but they were way to slow to keep up when the germans did the counter attack the tanks were just was to slow to keep up but how the allied forces seen promise in the tanks so the general ordered the war department to make 100 tanks -
Kaiser Wilhelm
Kaiser Wilhelm
He was the king of prussia 1888 to 1918 he was one of the most public figures in world war 1 .He was really good at speeches thats how he gained his reputation through them speeches and little interviews in the newspaper he was never seeking war against germany he was tryin to hold off his generals -
Battle of St Mihiel
This battle starts with 300000 american troops The battle started on september 12 1918 the advance allied tanks across the trench at St Mihiel. Foul weather plagued the offences as much as the defense.The trenches were getting filled with water while the fields are getting turned into mud which the mud started to bog down the tanks by september 16 they gave up on the battle -
Armistice day
At 11 am in the small town of Redonthes in France was signed after it was singed the war was over who signed it was Britain France and germany it's celebrated every year on the 11th of November it's to remember the war -
Robley Rex
He was recruited, which was a big change because he had never been more than 10 miles away from home. When they talked about sailing the ocean, he signed up and they sent him to Zacky Taylor camp.From there, they sent him to Washington DC where he was woken up at 2 am; they told him that they were moving out. He then went to Louisville, then he went to Hoboken. He wasn't there that long when they said that the next stop will be France. At the camp he went to, they said they can feed 10000 man.
