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)
US enters war 1917
Helps Allied nations win
Known for trench warfare, why?
Forces trying to protect troops from new & more devastating weapons
Global Influenza pandemic (Spanish flu) 1918-19
Killed an estimated 50 million people over 600,000 Americans
More people dead than WWI
Uncertain economy, race riots back home in US
1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma: black district burned & estimated 200-300 black residents killed by white mobs
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