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What does AEF stand for
American Expeditonary Force
Offensive
Attack
What happened to John Pershings Family?
Wife and 3 daughters died in a fire
APril 6, 1917
Who was the commander of the AEF?
John Pershing
Who were the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
Commander of the American Forces in Europe
John Pershing
Last major offensive of the war.
German resistance grew weaker.
Lasted several weeks
Outbreak of the FLU killed many troops
The fighting stopped in November of 1918.
Meuse-Argonne Offensive
Who were the Triple Entente?
Great Britain, Russia, France
What weapon did the Americans use during the second battle of Marne?
Machine Guns
Who were the AEF?
American army that fought in Europe in World War I
Supreme commander of the Allied forces
Ferdinand Foch
This was an American offensive led by General Pershing, Marshall, and Patton in the fall of 1918. This was a part of the final Allied offensive that would end the war.
Saint-Mihiel Offensive
Battle that caused Germans to go back to unrestricited submarine warfare
Battle of Jutland
How many casualties were in the Battle of Belleau Wood?
1800
Who were the Central Powers?
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary and later Bulgaria
Leader of Russia's Bolshevik movement.
Vladimir Lenin
Americans also defeated the Germans
Trees made it hard to see
Germans used Mustard Gas
Battle lasted 3 weeks
Belleau Wood
Who were the Allies?
Great Britain, US, Russia, France, and Serbia
What was John Pershing's military class called at Nebraska University?
Pershing Rifles
Battles on the borders of Russia and Germany. Allies were trying to connect supply routes.
Eastern Front
Longest battle in WW1, lasted 10 months
Battle of Verdun
American soldiers stopped the Germans at the Marne River.
Germans second attempt to capture Paris.
US machine gunners were in the town of Chateau-Thierry
2nd Battle of Marne
The line of trenches between Belgium and Switzerland where fighting occurred between the Germans and the Allies during World War
Western Front
What 3 things happened for the US to declare war on Germany?
Sinking of Lusitania
Zimmerman Telegram
Submarine warfare