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"I am thinking now not of the loss of property inflicted by Germany at sea, although the losses were enormous, but of the wanton massacre of large numbers of civilian lives"

"This is a war against all nations. The news that the American ship had been sunk and that American citizens had been buried at the bottom of the sea was shocking. But the ships and personnel of other neutral or friendly nations have suffered the same fate at sea, no different. This is a challenge to humanity as a whole. ”

"I declare that the most recent actions of the German Reich have in fact waged war against the Government and the people of the United States; The United States formally accepts the belligerent status that has been imposed on it; The United States will act immediately not only to put the country in a state of complete defense, but also to do everything in its power to force the German government into submission and end the war by one means. ”

"America is fortunate to be able to defend with her blood and strength those principles, which gave her life and joy and the peace she has always cherished. God bless her, she has no choice. ”

On April 2, 1917, U.S. President Woodrow ? Wilson felt Congress, delivered the State of War address, and asked Congress to pass a bill on war against Germany.

Coming to Woodrow for these two months? Wilson has been hesitant whether the United States will participate in the war in Europe, and the recent Zimmerman incident finally made the American president, who has always been known for his "peace and democracy", have to make up his mind.

Woodrow? Wilson's proposal, of course, enjoyed overwhelming support in Congress, and although there were still some anti-war voices, it was quickly suppressed.

The situation has developed to this day, whether it is from the economic kidnapping of the Entente or from the public opinion, pamphlets that scandalize the image of the Germans are widely circulated, and all public opinion is inclined to the Entente.

The Zimmerman affair was only a fuse, giving the Americans a good reason not to look for a clumsy excuse like Spain's sad "Maine", and the United States had no choice but to enter the war.

The propaganda of the war is effective. George? Creel's press bulletin committee, which published millions of shareholder war pamphlets, instilled the same lesson in the American people: peace-loving democracies are resisting the rule of war maniacs.

Not only that, but the fucking organization recruited more than 75,000 "Four Minute Workers" to give 750 lectures in theaters, clubs, and churches, explaining the brutality of the Germans and urging people to buy free bonds.

The Stanford professor wrote in a seditious tone in these pamphlets: "The German soldiers will rob and set fires, extort large sums of money, execute anyone who does not cooperate, they laugh out loud, and throw priests and priests into pigsty It is not a rumor, every detail of the horror was done by the German ** team in Belgium and the French. ”

A lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth. What's more, some of these facts are more incendiary after being artistically processed?

Americans have never had a good impression of the Germans, and perhaps they did not want to participate in the war in Europe, but after being consciously indoctrinated with this idea for a long time, the balance in their hearts has long been tilted. It's just waiting for an opportunity to explode.

Woodrow? Wilson's declaration of war ignited the "anger" that had been stored in people's hearts. He was indeed an outstanding orator in this regard, and his words made thousands of American soldiers go to the battlefield with a wrench.

The new conscription laws were adopted in 1917 and 1918 and resulted in the registration of more than 24 million people, the enlistment of 3 million people (including 1.8 million volunteers), and the compulsory work of the logistics of the war even for those who opposed the war.

Mobilization mobilized factories, schools, shops, farms, from cities to villages, from east to west, from merchants to farmers, all walks of life were mobilized to join this unprecedented war.

With Woodrow? At Wilson's command, the powerful American war plane finally started, and it let out a rumbling roar, which changed the world's color

The British laughed, the French laughed, these two brothers and sisters lived too hard, and both the French Northern Industries and the British maritime transport power were destroyed by the Germans.

As for the young men who died in the war, they are no longer willing to calculate, and on the battlefield of the Western Front, where millions of people are killed, the survival cycle of a soldier does not exceed 24 hours, and you can know how tragic it is.

Fortunately, after almost selling the last pair of pants, they finally dragged the Americans into the water, and they finally heard the exciting news from across the ocean that the Americans had declared war on Germany

As for the Russians, in view of their poor performance in this war, the polar bear's strong and capable face was unmistakable, and the Germans blocked the attack of the so-called "European gendarmerie" with half a hand.

Hindenburg and Rudolph worked together to command the Eighth Army to teach the rash polar bear a great lesson at the beginning of the war, and the "Samsonov Army", which was completely annihilated in the "Battle of Tannenberg", became a nightmare that the Russians did not want to mention.

After two years of suffering, even if it was a joy to hear that the Americans had "entered the market", it was a pity that they no longer had the strength to laugh.

(At the same time, they are also the only country that does not have war dividends, I wonder if it is because of this that they have stepped up their efforts to get it back?) ）

Back in February, the once-invincible Tsar Nicholas II abdicated the throne, ending the Romanov dynasty's rule in Russia, leaving a mess for the newly inaugurated Russian Provisional Government.

Well, this is a hodgepodge of provisional governments, which is a mess, full of ghosts, snakes, and gods, and has no combat power at all. And there was a Soviet regime in St. Petersburg

In short, the Russians are useless in this game. Before the Americans relented, the shrewd Germans secretly sent Lenin, the leader of the Workers' Party, back to Russia, and forced the Mentor to sign the harsh "Brest Treaty" that made him infamous for the rest of his life.

The Germans could finally draw a large number of troops from the Eastern Front to join the fine line of the battlefield. They had to crush Britain and France in one fell swoop before the American landing.

This is the last chance, the German ** team that withdrew its fist from the Eastern Front suddenly became stronger, more concentrated, and this war became more tragic.

When the British and French learned that the Germans had withdrawn a large number of troops from the Eastern Front and invested them in the fine line, in addition to greeting the Americans more enthusiastically, they had to firmly resist the German attack before the Americans arrived.

Woodrow? Wilson's call was immediately met by British Prime Minister Lloyd? George and French Prime Minister Georges? Clemenceau's positive response.

They immediately sent an enthusiastic telegram to the White House, highly appreciating the just policy decision made by the US Government for the sake of human democracy and freedom, and declaring that with the United States joining, the Entente will surely win the final victory.

The subtext behind it is actually very simple, that is: Americans have seen enough excitement, right? Why don't you come over yet? If you don't come back again, buddy, it's over

Unfortunately, the distant waters of the United States could not save Europe from the near fire for the time being: at the beginning of the declaration of war, the United States had only more than 30,000 troops in the whole country, and it would be impossible for American GIs to fight the Germans for a while.

The expansion of the army, the training of soldiers, the training of officers, and the preparation of a large amount of munitions and materials are all in a hurry, and without a few months of preparation, the Americans will not have any actual actions in Europe.

After the two sides united, Britain and France generously sent a large number of officers to the United States, striving to make American GIs qualified cannon fodder as soon as possible.

At the same time, France's advanced aircraft production technology and tank technology are also licensed to American companies. Sure enough, Chrysler received technical support from the French side, and began to design and produce a smaller tank with reference to the Renault F-17 tank.

Originally, this benefit was going to fall on Ford Motor, but after Chrysler's efforts, Situan's good relations with the French side, and in order to show the friendship of allies to the Americans, the French side finally agreed to give Chrysler technical support.

In fact, whether it was World War I or World War II, the equipment of the French army was the most advanced in the world, but unfortunately it was later defeated by World War I

After the California Steel Company was merged into the Bethlehem United Steel Company, the original California Arms Company was also integrated into the Bethlehem Arms Manufacturing Company.

The mortar factory ushered in a greater development, and not only the British and French armies, but even the US Army put more demands on it.

In order to expand the production of mortars, the mortar factory had to be forced by the wartime industrial bureau to license the technology of mortars to two national arsenals in the east for production, but unfortunately only received a small amount of compensation.

It's nothing, DuPont's smokeless gunpowder factory is miserable enough, and the $20 million worth of gunpowder technology was only $2 million and had to be licensed to other gunpowder factories, but they did make money from the large supply of ammunition.

The California Arms Company did not suffer too much, and they also obtained the production technology and authorization of the M1903 rifle coveted by Situ Nan from the military factory in the east, so that they could fully produce this advanced rifle.

At the same time, in addition to the M1903 supplied to the American ** team, the California Arms Company's arsenal in California also produced Enfil rifles for the British, which was requested by the British.

After a large number of merchant ships were sunk by German submarines every month, the shortage of raw materials caused a decline in Britain's domestic production capacity, and American companies had to produce weapons for them.

The California Arms Corporation, which received technical support from the Bethlehem Arms Manufacturing Company, suddenly shuddered, because they could now produce not only mortars, rifles, but also cannons.

The Bethlehem Arms Manufacturing Company also began to put more and more weapons production in California, so the machinery manufacturing industry around San Benati and other areas around Fontana, the California steel production base, quickly received a large number of arms orders after the war, and transformed to the military industry, and more and more hardware factories and lumber mills were incorporated into the production system of the California Arms Company.

Situ Nan stayed in New York and could not see this kind of grandeur for a while, but his close confidant, James of Bethlehem United Steel, vice president of Bethlehem United Steel, which specializes in western affairs, came to New York from time to time.

Like the California Arms Company, the United States factories began to devote themselves to military production in full force, which finally gave hope to Britain and France.

Although the Army was unable to land in Europe at once, the American Navy was prepared, and their destroyers began to join the Royal Navy's escort team, but at the same time faced the most frantic resistance from German submarines

After the Americans joined, the fighting in the Atlantic became bloodier, and the scope of the war extended from the east coast of the Atlantic to the east coast of the Atlantic, and in short, no sea was peaceful

Beneath the calm lies a deadly murderous machine

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