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As the US entered World War I, American soldiers depended on foreign weapons technology

  • Written by David Longenbach, Lecturer in History, Pennsylvania State University
imageAmerican troops drive French Renault FT tanks to the battle line in the Forest of Argonne, France, September 26, 1918.U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

On April 6, 1917, the United States declared war against Germany and entered World War I. Since August 1914, the war between the Central and Entente Powers had devolved into a bloody...

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