Question

the end of the great war (part i)
by the summer of 1917, the first american troops began landing in france. before the war’s end, the united states would send 1.4 million soldiers - commonly called doughboys - to europe. these forces were part of the american expeditionary forces under the command of u.s. general john j. pershing (1860 - 1948). american troops soon found themselves in trenches along the western front. before the war’s end, u.s. soldiers participated in thirteen major operations of the war.
all this was slow in coming, however. even by january 1918, the allies had not yet received the large shipments of american war supplies they needed. as 1918 opened, in fact, germany was winning the war. with the collapse of russia in the eastern theater, the germans were able - by the spring of 1917 - to concentrate their manpower in the western theater along the western front of france and belgium.
in march, 1918, the germans launched a massive offensive in an effort to win the war at last. the germans cut deeply across allied lines, capturing ten times as much territory as the allies had gained in all of 1917. yet the germans were unable to finally defeat the allies.
the saving factor for the allies was the arrival of significant numbers of british reinforcements in france, plus over one million fresh american troops. by early august, the germans were losing significant ground along the western front. meanwhile, at home, the german people were experiencing food shortages, due to successful blockades by allied warships. in early october, germany and austria asked president wilson to draw up the terms for an armistice, or cease - fire, to end the war.
on november 11, 1918, the military leaders of the two warring sides met to sign armistice terms. the cease fire went into effect at 11 a.m. germany was the only remaining central power, as the others had all surrendered including bulgaria on september 20, turkey a month later, and austria on november 3.
short answer
answer the following questions using the information found in the end of the great war (part i).

1. how many u.s. troops served in europe?
2. what were u.s. troops called?
3. who commanded the american forces in europe?
4. by 1918, what was causing food shortages in germany?
5. when was the armistice signed by germany that ended the fighting?

Explanation:

1.

Find the relevant sentence in the passage: "Before the war’s end, the United States would send 1.4 million soldiers – commonly called doughboys – to Europe."

Locate the sentence: "Before the war’s end, the United States would send 1.4 million soldiers – commonly called doughboys – to Europe."

Find the relevant part: "These forces were part of the American Expeditionary Forces under the command of U.S. General John J. Pershing (1860 - 1948)."

Answer:

1.4 million

2.