How did the US help in ww1?
The United States had 4,355,000 military personnel involved in World War I. The U.S. Navy played a major role in helping to blockade Germany, keeping out supplies, and hurting Germany economically. The U.S. forces that were sent to Europe during World War 1 were called the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF).
The geography of the region helped to shape the government and culture of the Ancient Greeks. Geographical formations including mountains, seas, and islands formed natural barriers between the Greek city-states and forced the Greeks to settle along the coast.
Major Turning Points in American History
1763 Treaty of Paris - Ends the French and Indian War -British policy of Salutary neglect in North America ends
1776 The Declaration of Independence -America gains independence
1789 George Washington becomes the first president under the new Constitution
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality
