chapter 18 section 4 Flashcards
A.E.F.
american expeditionary forces
A.E.F. basically meant
american troops
John J. Pershing’s nickname
Black Jack
John J. Pershing was the
A.E.F. commander
peace offensive
Germany’s last push to end the war
2nd battle of marne (July 15-18)
allies hold German advance
Marshall Ferdinand Foch
french commander of the allies
at the 2nd battle of marne there was
combined allied forces = successful
Argonne Forrest
forested region in Europe (47 days of fighting pushes the Germans back)
End of war
October-
Ottoman empire surrenders
End of war
November 3rd-
Austria signs armistice
End of war
November 9th-
German Kaiser abdicates
End of war
November 11th-
Germany agrees to the armistice
Armistice
an agreement to stop fighting
terms of the Armistice
Germany cancelled the Brest Litovsk treaty with Russia.