The Great War & The United States-

On April 2nd, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson requested a declaration of war against Germany because of broken diplomatic codes on their part, as well as
‘Resuming unrestricted submarine warfare’ (3). Two days later, the Senate supported the proposition, whereas the House was in opposition to declaring war. They later, on December 7th the same year, declared war on Austria/Hungary. When the war began, the Army only consisted of 300,000 men. The United States “would fight under it’s own flag and leadership” (2), meaning they would not conform to either the allies or opposition. Eventually, the war ended on Armistice Day, November 11th, 1918, leaving many hundreds of thousands dead.

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