the end of the war Flashcards

1
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why did America join the war

A

Germany said they would use unrestricted submarine warfare
and then sent a telegram asking Mexico to invade America to keep them out of the war America saw this a threat and joined the war ultimately overpowering the allies with more troops and recourses

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russia did what

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due to a revolution in Russia they pulled out of the war this benefited Germany as they weren’t encircled anymore

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the spring offensive

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due to Russia leaving the war and America soon joining Germans acted quickly using storm trooper to attack the allies on the western front it worked well and the British were marched backward but soon the supply lines could not reach the storm troopers and it all came to a stop allowing the British to counter attack leading to Germanys never ending retreat

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the blockade

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the british blockade of the sea allowed little to no supply to get to germany this lead to 760 000 people dying of starvation riots and pack of recourses for the army

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