Week 5 1

Rebecca Brown

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September 24 2014

Leslie Ruff

Week 5 2

America and World War I-The Battle of Marne

This was the first time in history that the United States fought in a European war. This battle

also made the world look at the United States in a new light; we were a force to be feared. At the time

that our soldiers had arrived the French and British troops were exhausted, and welcomed the help

from the solders with open arms. There were several concerns about the American soldiers, and

whether or not they would be able to handle the Germen troops. Many of these men were not only

untrained, some were unarmed. Things were not going well at the time that the troops had arrived;

some historians have said that it was like being delivered to a Slater house. The American soldiers

played a big part in the reason that this battle was won. The Germans were gaining strength in

numbers, and at the time of the arrival of American troops this fact changed. The American soldiers

were a shimmer of hope to the British, and French soldiers.