2-6 April 1917: The United States declared war on Germany—Despite running for re-election in 1916 under the slogan "He kept us out of the war!," President Woodrow Wilson asked a special joint session of Congress to declare war against Imperial Germany (2 April), "a war to end all wars" & to "make the world safe for democracy;" the Congress voted to declare war by large margins (6 April).
Lest we forget.
No comments:
Post a Comment