apr 6, 1917 - America Enters WWI
Description:
The American entry into World War I came in April 1917, after more than two and a half years of efforts by President Woodrow Wilson to keep the United States out of the war. Over time, especially after reports of atrocities in Belgium in 1914 and following the sinking of the passenger liner, the RMS Lusitania, in 1915. American citizens increasingly came to see Germany as the aggressor in Europe.U.S. troops began arriving on the Western Front in large numbers in 1918.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 6, 1917
Now
~ 108 years ago