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American involvement in WW1
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Why Did the US Enter WW1? The Hidden Forces That Shaped America’s Fate in 1917
By 1917, the U.S. had already become the world’s leading creditor nation, lending billions to the Allies. Cutting off those loans—or worse, seeing them...
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The Day America Joined the War: When Did the US Enter WW1?
The sinking of the Lusitania in 1915 sent shockwaves through Washington, but President Woodrow Wilson still resisted joining the war. By 1917, however, German...