the Yanks were what British called Americans short for Yankees
Yanks, also known as the Yankees, were the US part in World War 1. It was also a term used to describe the northerners in the Civil War.
During World War II, British soldiers and civilians referred to Americans as yanks - from Yankees. The Americans called the British limeys.
No one knows who invented it, but it was invented in France for world war 1
Doughboys. Yanks.
The Americans were called Joes or Yanks. The British (particularly the English) were called Tommies
The Yanks
Yanks, also known as the Yankees, were the US part in World War 1. It was also a term used to describe the northerners in the Civil War.
During World War II, British soldiers and civilians referred to Americans as yanks - from Yankees. The Americans called the British limeys.
No one knows who invented it, but it was invented in France for world war 1
Doughboys. Yanks.
World War 2 (and invented in Great Britain).
The Americans were called Joes or Yanks. The British (particularly the English) were called Tommies
during world war 2
Yanks
During the First World War.
They were called the Yanks or Yankees
They were called Yanks