AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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George S Patton
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John J. Pershing
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Woodrow Wilson
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Detailed explanation-1: -In May 1917, General John Joseph “Black Jack” Pershing was designated the supreme commander of the American army in France, and the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) were created.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pershing, in full John Joseph Pershing, byname Black Jack, (born September 13, 1860, Laclede, Missouri, U.S.-died July 15, 1948, Washington, D.C.), U.S. Army general who commanded the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in Europe during World War I.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pershing was the Commander of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I and led the United States, along with our Allies, to victory in that war. His contribution to American military preparedness in the future was also very significant.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the first sustained American offensive of World War I, an Allied force including a full brigade of nearly 4, 000 United States soldiers captures the village of Cantigny, on the Somme River in France, from their German enemy.