What did General Pershing want the American Expeditionary Forces to do during World War I?

A. to strengthen the Allies by joining French forces

B. to remain independent of other Allied forces

C. to retreat back along the Western Front due to poor conditions

D. to opt-out of the Battle of Argonne Forest due to severe shortages in supplies

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Evelyn Graves

19 April, 17:51

What did General Pershing want the American Expeditionary Forces to do during World War I?

A. to strengthen the Allies by joining French forces

B. to remain independent of other Allied forces

C. to retreat back along the Western Front due to poor conditions

D. to opt-out of the Battle of Argonne Forest due to severe shortages in supplies

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Jeffery Crawford · Answer 1

The right answer is B.

Explanation:

General John J. Pershing wanted to form an independent US army before committing them to battle. He did so despite strong calls from other Allied commanders and pressure from Western politicians. He advocated a docrine of "open warfare" to break the stalemate in the western front, but it proved difficult to apply; Pershing underestimated the power and the tactical role of the machine gun.