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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › United_States_in_World_War_IUnited States in World War I - Wikipedia

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   During the war, the U.S. mobilized over 4.7 million military personnel and suffered the loss of over 116,000 soldiers. [ 1 ] The war saw a dramatic expansion of the United States government in an attempt to harness the war effort and a significant increase in the size of the U.S. Armed Forces.

2. www.britannica.com › event › World-War-IWorld War I - US Entry, Causes, Impact | Britannica

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   Oct 10, 2024 · By April 1, 1917, the Allies had exhausted their means of paying for essential supplies from the United States, and it is difficult to see how they could have maintained the war effort if the United States had remained neutral.

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   In other words, the entire United States Army, as it stood on the eve of intervention, could be wiped out in a single week of the fighting that had characterized the war to date. Americans felt an increasing need for a military that could command respect.

4. www.historyhit.com › how-did-american-interventionHow Did American Intervention Affect the First World War?

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   Sep 13, 2018 · When World War I broke out in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the United States would remain neutral. The U.S.A. only officially entered the conflict three years later. It took the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 to bring America into the Second World War.

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6. www.npr.org › sections › parallelsAt A Hefty Cost, World War I Made The U.S. A Major Military ...

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   Apr 6, 2017 · The U.S. was a reluctant entrant into World War I. But when America joined the battle 100 years ago, on April 6, 1917, it transformed a small military in a major international force almost...

7. www.americanhistorycentral.com › entries › unitedThe United States in World War I - American History Central

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   Jan 12, 2023 · Americans were divided over how to respond. Some wanted to stay out of the war, but others, including former President Theodore Roosevelt, wanted an immediate military response. However, Wilson continued his cautious approach to the war, but he did threaten to end diplomatic relations with Germany.

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   Why did the United States join WW1?

   • The United States entered into World War I in April 1917, more than two and a half years after the war began in Europe. Apart from an Anglophile element urging early support for the British and an anti-tsarist element sympathizing with Germany 's war against Russia, American public opinion had generally reflected a desire to stay out of the war.

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   What if the United States went to war?

   • It had been foreseen in 1916 that if the United States went to war, the Allies’ military effort against Germany would be upheld by U.S. supplies and by enormous extensions of credit. These expectations were amply and decisively fulfilled.

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   Who led the US military in World War 1?

   • Pershing led the U.S. forces in World War I, the moment when the American military first displayed its might in a major foreign war. The U.S. military suffered heavy losses, but it also expanded dramatically, modernized and became more professional under Pershing's command. World War I sometimes seems like the war America forgot.

   At A Hefty Cost, World War I Made The U.S. A Major Military Power - NPR

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   Why did the United States stay out of the Great War?

   • When the “Great War” started in Europe in 1914, the United States maintained a neutral position. Many Americans wanted to stay out of it, as did President Woodrow Wilson, who opposed the war. In fact, Wilson sent one of his advisors, Edward M. House, to Europe to work on a peace agreement.

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   Was US participation in WW1 a mistake?

   • Twenty years after World War I ended, 70% of Americans polled believed that US participation in the war had been a mistake. On April 2, 1917, Wilson asked a special joint session of Congress to declare war on the German Empire, stating, "We have no selfish ends to serve".

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   Did America forget World War 1?

   • The U.S. military suffered heavy losses, but it also expanded dramatically, modernized and became more professional under Pershing's command. World War I sometimes seems like the war America forgot. The U.S. entered the fight a century ago, on April 6, 1917, nearly three years after it erupted in Europe during the summer of 1914.

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9. www.history.com › topics › world-war-iWhy Did the US Enter World War I? - HISTORY

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   Apr 6, 2017 · The American public was outraged by the news of the Zimmermann telegram and it, along with Germany’s resumption of submarine attacks, helped lead to the United States joining the war.