Ch.23: Americans & The Great War WWI

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War breaks out in Europe 1914

Known as “the Great War” & eventually as WWI

Woodrow Wilson (28th president)

Initially America remains neutral

Wilson pressured to enter war & pick side

Central Powers (Germany) vs Allied Powers (France, Britain)

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US enters war 1917

Helps Allied nations win

Known for trench warfare, why?

Forces trying to protect troops from new & more devastating weapons

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Global Influenza pandemic (Spanish flu) 1918-19

Killed an estimated 50 million people over 600,000 Americans

More people dead than WWI

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Uncertain economy, race riots back home in US

1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma: black district burned & estimated 200-300 black residents killed by white mobs