Question

When did America join the first world war and why?
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Answer 1

Answer:

In early April 1917, with the toll in sunken U.S. merchant ships and civilian casualties rising, Wilson asked Congress for “a war to end all wars” that would “make the world safe for democracy.” A hundred years ago, on April 6, 1917, Congress thus voted to declare war on Germany, joining the

Answer 2

Answer:

. On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany.