3.1.3
The Impact of US Entry on the War
The Impact of US Entry on the War
The Impact of US Entry on the War
The US entering to the war was the most significant turning point of the whole war.
Drafting troops
Drafting troops
- The USA supplied the allies with billions of dollars worth of weapons during the war.
- When the USA declared war on Germany in 1917, it drafted four million men into military service.
- They sent roughly half of these troops to fight in Europe, increasing the Allies' personnel and resources in the war of attrition.
Result
Result
- By the time the Armistice was signed on 11 November 1918, 10,000 new American troops were arriving in France each day.
- The US troops increased the number of troops available to the Allies and also boosted morale.
- Troops arrived at a time when General Hindenburg was launching one last desperate offensive. Had the Americans not entered the war, that offensive might have succeeded.
1The Causes of the First World War
1.1The Alliance System
1.2Crisis in Morocco and the Balkans
1.3Anglo-German Rivalry
2The First World War: Stalemate
2.1The Schlieffen Plan
2.2The Western Front
3Ending the War
3.1Changes in the Allied Forces
3.2Military Developments in 1918
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1The Causes of the First World War
1.1The Alliance System
1.2Crisis in Morocco and the Balkans
1.3Anglo-German Rivalry
2The First World War: Stalemate
2.1The Schlieffen Plan
2.2The Western Front
3Ending the War
3.1Changes in the Allied Forces
3.2Military Developments in 1918
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