15.5.2

The Impact of US Entry on the War

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The Impact of US Entry on the War

The US entering to the war was the most significant turning point of the whole war.

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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 AD, 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.
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Result

  • By the time the Armistice was signed on 11 November 1918 AD, 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.

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