Chapter 23 sec. 3 - Americans In World War I

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By the time U.S. troops started to arrive in ___ in 1917, the Allies were dangerously near defeat. ___ forces were advancing in ___, once again driving toward Paris. The German navy was destroying ___ ships at sea. And on the eastern front, the ___ were desperately to hold back the Germans.

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Europe, German, France, Allied, Russians

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Did the American Expeditionary Force fight in World I as a separate fighting force?

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True

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In November 1917 a group of Russians called ____ overthrew the Russian government and seized power. The Bolsheviks were ____ ---people who favor the equal distribution of ____ and the end of all forms of ____ property.

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Bolsheviks. communists, wealth, private

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With Russia out the fighting, what did German generals do to win WWI?

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In the Spring of 1918 Germany transferred many of its divisions of troops to the western front.

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On March 21, 1918 the Germans attacked Allied troops along the Somme River. When their advance into Allied lines stalled, how many Germans had been killed?

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250,000

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The Germans were unprepared for the fresh energy and fighting skills of the ____. The U.S. soldiers succeeded in stopping the German advance less than ____ miles from ____.

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Americans, 50, Paris

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There were more than 1 ____ U.S. troops in ____, and they played a key role in the later battles of the ___.

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million, France, war

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Among the many ____ of these battles was a young man from Tennessee named ____. In October 1918 York killed ____ German gunners and captured ____ prisoners.

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heroes, Alvin York, 25, 132

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This infantry unit spent more time in combat than any other American unit. Options: The 369th Infantry, known as the Harlem Hellfighters, 42nd Infantry Division known as the Rainbow Division, The Doughboys, Pershings Crusaders

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The 369th Infantry, known as the Harlem Hellfighters

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The Allies were winning the war at ____. Allied war planners used a new strategy called the ____ to protect ships. This meant the ____ capable of sinking ____ escorted and protected groups of Allied ____ ships.

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sea, convoy system, destroyers, U-boats, merchant