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This general (emphasize) names a report commissioned by a bureau led by Thomas MacDonald in the aftermath of an expedition from Washington, DC, to Oakland that damaged 88 (-5[1])bridges. As a West Point instructor, this man was ridiculed for his time leading the 10th Cavalry, an African American (-5[1])regiment. A map of strategic convoy routes named (10[1])for this general later (-5[1])became a blueprint for the Interstate Highway System. Due to the death of Frederick Funston, this general was chosen to lead a force that was partly put under the command of Henry Rawlinson and Douglas Haig. After a raid on (10[1])Columbus, New Mexico, this general tried to capture a Mexican revolutionary in the Pancho Villa Expedition. For 10 points, what general led the American Expeditionary Force during World War (10[1])I? (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: John Pershing [or Black Jack Pershing; accept Pershing Map; prompt on Black Jack]
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