U.S.

Conflicts WWI-II
Tony Hernandez

First World War

July 28th, 1914 - November 11th, 1918

WWI - July 28th, 1914-November 11th,1918

Battle of Cambrai - November 20th-December 4th,1917
End Result - Draw

United States
+
British Empire

Vs.

German Empire

Corps

476

Tanks

Unknown

44,000

Deaths

45,000

179

Losses

Unknown

Corps - Main subdivision of forces in the field, usually 20,000-40,000 men or even more.

WWI - July 28th, 1914-November 11th,1918

Battle of Cambrai - November 20th-December 4th,1917
Reason for the battle -

British had successful working tanks and wanted to bring down the German
Hindenburg Line. With the tanks British also wanted to see how effective the tanks
were to the Germans defensive wall.

WWI - July 28th, 1914-November 11th,1918

Second Battle of the Marne - July 15th-August 6th, 1918
End Result - Allied Victory
France

U.K.

U.S.

Italy

Vs.

German Empire

44

Divisions

52

408

Heavy Gun

609

360

Field Batteries

1,047

346

Tanks

Unknown

Deaths

139,000

95,165

16,552

12,000

9,000

WWI - July 28th, 1914-November 11th,1918

Second Battle of the Marne - July 15th-August 6th, 1918
-

Second Battle of the Marne was the tipping point of WWI. It was the last major German
conflict, and was the first victory in 1918 for the Allies.

Cause and Effect

Causes - Germany's failure of the Spring Offensive lead to the Second Battle of the Marne. The Battle of
the Marne was the Germans Empires last chance to win the First World War.
Effect - Allies victory at Marne lead them to go on the offensive and took Germany out of France.

Second World War

September 1st, 1939 - September 2nd, 1945

WWII - September 1st, 1939-September 2nd,1945

United States

Vs.

8 battleships

Strength

Japan
2 battleship

8 cruisers

3 cruisers

Pearl Harbor - December 7th, 1941

30 destroyers

9 destroyers

End Result - Japanese Victory

4 submarines

28 submarines

49 other ships

6 aircraft carriers

390 aircrafts

8 tankers
414 aircrafts

2,403

deaths

64

188 aircraft

losses

29 aircrafts

2 battleships lost
12 damaged
ships

WWII - September 1st, 1939-September 2nd,1945

Pearl Harbor - December 7th, 1941

November, 1941 U.S. and Japan had a

negotiation and if it failed Japan would start
war. Roosevelt focused his attention on
Europe which rejected the negotiation. Which
lead to Japan deciding to attack.

Cause and Effect

Causes - 1940 U.S. banned Japan from exporting steel, scrap iron, because Japan took Northern French
Indochina. July, 1941 U.S. and Britain banned Japan from buying oil, eventually stopping their army.
Effect -That attack crippled U.S. Navy in Hawaii, and brought U.S. into World War II.

WWII - September 1st, 1939-September 2nd,1945

Operation Overlord (D-day) - June 6th- August 30th, 1944
End Result - Northern France/Allied Victory

U.S., U.K.
2,052,299
226,386

Vs.

Germany

Men

1,000,000+

Deaths

530,000+

WWII - September 1st, 1939-September 2nd,1945

Operation Overlord (D-day) - June 6th- August 30th, 1944

Operation Overlord- Was the Allied invasion

against Germany, the invasion was on two
fronts so Germany would fail trying to stop
two fronts. Leading the Allies to victory

Cause and Effect

Causes - France was occupied by Germany and Roosevelt has been waiting to get France back from
Germany since 1942.
Effects - Operation Overlord was the start of the end of Germany and Hitler(June, 1944), after Operation
Overlord Hitler ordered an attack at the Bulge in December, 1944.

Bibliography
-https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~kmmurray/The%20Longest%20Day/The%20Effects%20of%20D-Day.html
-http://turningpointdday.weebly.com/effects.html
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