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At the start of the war, the U.S. military was relatively small and ill-prepared for the scale of World War II. It lacked modern equipment, training, and experienced leadership. However, the country's industrial capacity allowed for rapid expansion and modernization of the military to meet the demands of the conflict.
Britain concentrated on its war against France. After Britain defeated France in 1814, British leaders turned their attention to the United States. When the war began, the United States military was weak. The navy had only about 16 ships.
The US military draft began in the US Civil War (1861-1865).
Britain concentrated on its war against France. After Britain defeated France in 1814, British leaders turned their attention to the United States. When the war began, the United States military was weak. The navy had only about 16 ships.
Military build up
War: 1914-1918 US military involvement: 1917-1918
The Quasi-War began. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasi-War
us(united state ) enter to the war.
The US Military/Naval Forces had no ambiguities at the beginning of the war. After the Battle of the Java Sea, then Savo Island...doubts began to surface.
When the US Civil Began, William T. Sherman found himself in Baton Rouge Louisiana as head of a military "college" that would later be the Louisiana State University ( LSU ) He had been a graduate from West Point but had resigned his commission. At the beginning of the war, he sought and was recommissioned and became one of the best known generals in the US Civil War.
The US Civil War began in 1861.
Johnson held almost every state office at one time before the Civil War. He was a US Senator from TN when the war began and was the only Senator who kept his post after his state seceded. That impressed Lincoln and when TN was recaptured by the union, he appointed Johnson to be military governor of the state. Later he chose him for running mate in 1864.
When WWI began, the US was largely divided on the issue on entering the war and remained neutral for the better part of it. However, when German U-Boats began attacking US ships, military or civilian, public opinion gradually turned against Germany. The final straw was when the US intercepted a transmission from Germany to Mexico telling them to attack the US to keep them out of the war. After that, the US joined the war.