23-3 America Joins the Allies

Which statement best describes the condition of both the Allies and Central Powers when the U.S. arrived?

• Allies were in control of German troops

• The Allies were exhausted and low on supplies

• Germany was still fighting on the Eastern Front

• The French soldiers were ready to fight on

Leader of the AEF

• Alvin York

• Henry Johnson

• John Pershing

• George Creel

Each of the following was a condition of the Armistice EXCEPT

• Germany got to keep the Alsace Lorraine area west of the Rhine River

• President Wilson would not negotiate with German military leaders.

• Germany had to give up large amounts of equipment.

• Germany had to withdraw it's fleet from the Baltic Sea

American troops first saw action at

• The Argonne Forest

• St. Mihiel

• Verdun

• Chateau-Thierry

What effect did convoys have on the war effort?

• Made little difference on the German U-boat attacks.

• Americans continued to lose merchant ships enroute to Great Britain

• Were unnecessary because Great Britain had the largest navy in the world

• Reduced Allied shipping losses greatly in just one month

Line of battle

• No-mans land

• front

• landing

• trench

Responsible for the 2nd Russian Revolution

• Vladimir Lenin

• Bolsheviks

• Communists

• All of the above

All of the following is true about Alvin York EXCEPT

• 17 kills with 17 shots

• was eager to serve his country and go to war

• captured 35 machine gun nests

• Received the Congressional Medal of Honor

Slang name for the American Expeditionary Force

• Uncle Sams

• Yankees

• Doughboys

• Froggies

What happened to Germany in the aftermath of the Armistice?

• Kaiser Wilhelm II stayed in power

• The monarchy continued, but a new Kaiser was selected

• Kaiser Wilhelm II was forced to leave and Germany became a republic

• Germany was in chaos without a leader for several years