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Beginning of the war
Was a global war originating in Europe. -
The USA in the First World War
The United States declared war on the German Empire. -
The U.S contributions
The U.S. made its major contributions in terms of supplies, raw material and money. -
Home Front
The home front saw a systematic mobilization of the entire population and the entire economy to produce the soldiers, food supplies, munitions, and money needed to win the war. there had been very little planning, or even recognition of the problems that the British and other Allies had to solve on their home fronts. As a result, the level of confusion was high in the first 12 months, then efficiency took control. -
Mobilization
During the war, the U.S. mobilized over 4 million military personnel. -
Food in the First World War
The United States Food Administration under Herbert Hoover launched a massive campaign to teach Americans to economize on their food budgets and grow victory gardens in their backyards, where crops were grown for US soldiers. It managed the nation's food distribution and prices. -
Army and Navy
The United States as late as 1917 maintained only a small army, smaller than thirteen of the nations and empires already active in the war. After the passage of the Selective Service Act in 1917, it drafted 2.8 million men into military service. -
The U.S government
The war saw a dramatic expansion of the United States government in an effort to harness the war effort and a significant increase in the size of the U.S. Armed Forces. After a relatively slow start in mobilizing the economy and labour force, the nation was poised to play a role in the conflict. -
Arrived on the Western Front
American soldiers under General John Pershing, Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), arrived in large numbers on the Western Front. -
End of the war
This war lasted 4 years. -
Deaths
The U.S suffered 110,000 deaths, including 43,000 due to the influenza pandemic. -
After the War
The United States Senate did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles; instead, the United States signed separate peace treaties with Germany and its allies. The Senate also refused to enter the newly created League of Nations on Wilson's terms, and Wilson rejected the Senate's compromise proposal.
