2/2 Bellringer

2/2 Bellringer

Unresolved Tensions After WWI

Harlem Hellfighters

The notable exception were the soldiers who fought on the front lines in the 92nd and 93rd Infantry Divisions. The 369th Infantry Regiment, known as the Harlem Hellfighters, were assigned to the French Army in April 1918. In this post the Hellfighters saw much action, fighting in the Second Battle of the Marne, as well as the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. 

Private Henry Johnson

• For his valiant and brave actions during WWI, Private Henry Johnson became the first American to receive the Criox de Guerre, and an additional 170 members of the 369th were also awarded the French medal

Multiple Choice

The primary rationale for Japan’s territorial acquisitions in Southeast Asia during the period 1933–1942, as reflected in Map 2, was most similar to the primary rationale for which of the following?

• The Ottoman Empire’s conquest of the Middle East and North Africa

• France’s conquests in central and southern Europe under Napoleon

• The British East India Company’s takeover of other European states’ colonial possessions in India

• The Qing dynasty’s expansion into Central Asia