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  2. American women in World War I - Wikipedia

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    1917 poster encouraging American women to participate in the war effort. World War I marked the first war in which American women were allowed to enlist in the armed forces. While thousands of women did join branches of the army in an official capacity, receiving veterans status and benefits after the war's close, the majority of female ...

  3. United States in World War I - Wikipedia

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    American women never served in combat roles (as did some Russians), but many were eager to serve as nurses and support personnel in uniform. [69] During the course of the war, 21,498 U.S. Army nurses (American military nurses were all women then) served in military hospitals in the United States and overseas.

  4. United States campaigns in World War I - Wikipedia

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    The year the United States entered World War I was marked by near disaster for the Allies on all the European fronts. A French offensive in April, with which the British cooperated, was a failure, and was followed by widespread mutinies in the French armies.

  5. Women in World War I - Wikipedia

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    The first American women enlisted into the regular armed forces were 13,000 women admitted into active duty in the U.S. Navy during the war. They served stateside in jobs and received the same benefits and responsibilities as men, including identical pay (US$28.75 per month), and were treated as veterans after the war.

  6. Hello Girls - Wikipedia

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    Hello Girls operating switchboards at general headquarters in Chaumont, France (November 5, 1918). Hello Girls was the colloquial name for American female switchboard operators in World War I, formally known as the Signal Corps Female Telephone Operators Unit.

  7. Consulate of the United States, Liverpool - Wikipedia

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    The United States Consulate in Liverpool, England, was established in 1790, and was the first overseas consulate founded by the then fledgling United States of America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Liverpool was at the time an important center for transatlantic commerce and a vital trading partner for the former Thirteen Colonies .

  8. List of films featuring the United States Marine Corps

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    The fiancée leaves for Central America to join her father, who is a diplomat, and the disgraced marine quits but re-enlists as a private. Assigned to a post in Central America, the marine discovers he must rescue his rival, who has been captured by the rebels plotting to overthrow the territorial governor, her former fiancée's father. 1934

  9. List of military engagements of World War I - Wikipedia

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    This list of military engagements of World War I covers terrestrial, maritime, and aerial conflicts, including campaigns, operations, defensive positions, and sieges. . Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period o