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1914 – World War 1 begins.

Great Britain

Germany

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PresidentWoodrow

Wilson Atlantic Ocean

The United States was helping the Allied Powersby sending ships with weapons and food to Britain.It also helped Britain block food from going to Germany.

Germany began to use submarines to sink ships in the Atlantic Ocean.

But one day, they bombed the wrong ship!

1,198 people died. 128 of them were Americans!

Lusitania

Germany kept bombing Allied ships! They were trying to keep supplies from reaching Great Britain.

Americans in in 1914-1917

We sympathize with theAllies.

We have compassion forthem.

Woodrow WilsonIt’s time to join

theAllies in this fight!

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America joined World War 1 in April of 1917.America sent thousands ofsoldiers to France to help theAllies.

America sent battleshipsto help Britain fight the Allies.

America sent supply ships toEurope.

We are going to DEFEATthe CENTRAL POWERS!

We Surrender!

1918We

Surrender!

In 1918, the Central Powerssurrendered to the Allied Powers!