- For the civilization in other games in the series, see United States.
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The United States is one of the playable modern civilizations available in the World War I and World War II ages in Empires: Dawn of the Modern World. The Americans can be advanced from England or Korea. Description[]The U.S. delayed its involvement in both World Wars I and II, but played a key role in the conflicts. In World War I, the U.S. helped break a 3-year stalemate to bring an end to fighting in 1918. In World War II, Allied forces slogged their way through France and Germany to achieve victory in 1945. After World War II and the Cold War, the U.S. went on to become the unrivalled superpower of the world. Overview[]The Americans have the following abilities inherit to their civilization:
History[]After the Civil War, the restored United States was poised to take its place on the world’s stage. Yet, as World War I engulfed Europe, most Americans were reluctant to get involved. Early in 1917, however, Germany reinstated unrestricted submarine warfare and sent a telegram to Mexico, urging them to attack the US. Public sentiment quickly turned, and in April, the US declared war on Germany. The flow of American goods to the Allies, already substantial, increased still further. By September 1918, 1.2 million American troops were in Europe. The Allies pressed the attack, breaching the German lines in October. Germany’s will to fight wavered and they finally sued for peace. When World War II began, Americans were again hesitant to join a European war, but President Roosevelt committed the US as the "arsenal of democracy". He set up the Lend-Lease policy whereby the Allies, chiefly the United Kingdom, received huge amounts of American goods. Then, on December 7, 1941, the Japanese struck Pearl Harbour, destroying much of the Pacific Fleet. Patriotism soared to new heights. Within days, the US declared war on Japan, Germany and Italy. The American economy quickly roared into high gear. Thousands of troops and tons of equipment were dispatched to North Africa, to face the Germans and Italians there, and to the Pacific, where Guadalcanal and other islands were soon retaken from the Japanese. Italy fell to the Allies in 1943, and in June 1944 came the unprecedented D-Day landings in Normandy. By early 1945, the Allies had repulsed Germany’s last major offensive in the Battle of the Bulge and were closing in on all fronts. Germany surrendered unconditionally in May 1945. The US now turned her full focus on Japan. An invasion of the Japanese home islands was sure to be costly on both sides, so the US made a fateful decision: on August 6, an atomic bomb levelled the city of Hiroshima. Nagasaki followed three days later. Japan soon surrendered, and on September 2, 1945, World War II officially came to an end. With the Axis nations defeated and Europe still in disarray, the United States was the single most powerful nation in the world. See also[]
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