WWI & the U.S. Objective: Mobilizing for War _______________ – 3 million men & Selective Service Act (age restrictions) Black soldiers – segregated & filled noncombat roles Women – volunteer nurses, typists, & interpreters, or the Red Cross ___________________________ – loans to the govt. to help pay for the war Americans Arrive _____________________ (Civil War breaking out at home; govt. overthrown by communists) Battles fought on fronts (ex. western & eastern) Germans losing too many men & supplies = defeat! Armistice – truce Germany becomes a ______________________ Germany ________________________________________________________ German _______________________________________ (including U-boats) Outcomes of WWI War = 1914 - 1919 Casualties: Allies = ___________________ Central = ____________________ Americans = 116,000 Wounded = 20 million Civilians = _______________________________ Wilson’s 14 Points ________________________________________________ one point called for ____________________________ – the right of people to decide their own political status most important point called for _________________________ – an international congress of nations designed to settle disputes & protect democracy Treaty of Versailles The Big 4 decided (__________________________________________): Germany would have to _____________________ – payments for damages during the war the Allies would gain control over parts of Germany League of Nations would control Central Powers’ land _________________________________________________________ U.S. Senate rejected the treaty because it would involve the U.S. in European affairs; the U.S. never joined the League of Nations _______________________________________________________ Summary: