2. The US Policy
In the beginning of WW1 the United States practiced
Isolationism.
Isolationism: When a country does not take part in
other country affairs: political, military, and
economic agreements.
While they did practice this, they did sell weapons
to other countries and provided some aid.
3. US Enter The War
The US had invested in Britain and France for
them to win.
The Zimmermann telegram
The main reason they entered the war was
because the Lusitania was sunk by Germany
in 1915
The US enters the war on April 6, 1917
4. Major Battles
With the US entering the war, they supplied
new troops for the war effort and turned the
tide in the Allies favor.
The US fought in the Western front.
The US had about 323,018 casualties in the
war
2nd Battle of Marne, battle at Chateau, and
Vimy Ridge.
5. The US Role
The US were only in the war for two years
Wilson’s Fourteen Points was a speech given
by President Woodrow Wilson on January 8,
1918 about assuring the people that we were
fighting for a moral cause and for peace
The US after the war was a very powerful
country that was strong and rich.
