. Modern and contemporary European history (1815-1921). ointed food dictator with almostunlimited control of the food supply of America. His adminis-tration was marked by extraordinary success, as he succeededin sending rapidly vast stores of food to the needy Allies. Like all democracies, America was slow and hesitant aboutgoing to war. Once in, she determined to see it through atall cost and at all hazard. No war in all her history foundAmerica so united as the World War. Except a small groupof socialists and pacifists, all parties, all sections, and allclasses enthusiastically united to sup
. Modern and contemporary European history (1815-1921). ointed food dictator with almostunlimited control of the food supply of America. His adminis-tration was marked by extraordinary success, as he succeededin sending rapidly vast stores of food to the needy Allies. Like all democracies, America was slow and hesitant aboutgoing to war. Once in, she determined to see it through atall cost and at all hazard. No war in all her history foundAmerica so united as the World War. Except a small groupof socialists and pacifists, all parties, all sections, and allclasses enthusiastically united to support President Wilsonin order to make the world safe for democracy. Germanysambitions and barbarities had convinced Americans thatthe greatest calamity which could befall mankind wouldbe a German victory. The selective draft enrolled about23,000,000 men without trouble of any kind; very fewslackers were to be found. Immense sums were voted THE GERMAN OFFENSIVES MARCH-JULY, 1918 ^?» Hindenburg Line in March, 1918 Farthest German AdvanceJuly 18, 1918. 772 MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY EUROPE unanimously by Congress. The governments self-denyingregulations concerning heatless, wheatless, meat-less, and gasless days were cheerfully obeyed. Amer-ica was now in the war, fully and completely. On August 8 General Haig began an offensive on a twenty-five mile front, from Albert to the Somme. During the fol-British and l°wmg week the British advanced about twelveFrench miles, capturing many prisoners and many guns. No sooner had the British made this gain thanthe French attacked, pushing on through Montdidier andcapturing Lassigny (August 21). On the following day theBritish retook Albert. After pausing for a week, the Alliesagain took the offensive, the French capturing Roye andChaulnes, and the British, the two pivotal centers, Bapaumeand Noyon. On August 31 the British scored a great vic-tory by recapturing Kemmel Hill, the fortress taken fromthem in April. During September 1-6, the Allie
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