The American Expeditionary Force was commanded by General John J. Pershing. This force helped the Allied forces tremendously during World War I. These US forces helped a variety of countries from 1917-1919 including countries like Great Britain, France, Italy, and Canada. This group of 2 million men served bravely and was officially disbanded as of 1920.
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Answer: The Bolsheviks gave away territory home to sixty million Russians.
Explanation:
The Russian armies were not particular strong enough to fight the Germans in the first World War. This led to the Germans defeating them in battle after battle and caused such discontent in Russia that the government was overthrown twice and the Bolsheviks (Communists) took power.
They were then forced into sighing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk which was so harsh that Russia gave away territory that belonged to around 60 million Russians. They gave away Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and had to recognise the independence of Ukraine and Finland.
This caused more discontent and the Russians rose up against the Bolsheviks even though the latter prevailed.
Answer:
B
Explanation:
Multiple routes travel through Arabia, including the silk road.
Answer:
The cult of personality around Hirohito made the Japanese people, including the military, agree with everything Hirohito did, including his war efforts.
Explanation:
In his own way, Hirohito was equivalent to Hitler in Nazi Germany, or Mussolini in Fascist Italy: they built a cult of personality around their figure, concentrated political and military power, and in that way, gained support from the vast majority of their country's population, to advance the war.
The Japanese case is particular because the Japanese were extremely nationalist, and the Japanese soldiers were not willing to surrend even in the most difficult situations, because they wanted to protect the honor of Japan, represented by the honor of the Emperor Hirohito.
