U.S. Entry into the War to End All Wars
Posted on April 4, 2017 by jessie kratz
A Joint Resolution declaring that a state of war exists between Germany and the United States, April 6, 1917. (National Archives Identifier 5916620)
2017 marks the 100th anniversary of U.S. entry into World War I. Visit the National Archives website to learn how the National Archives is commemorating the anniversary. Today’s post comes from Sonia Kahn in the National Archives History Office.
Two and a half years of American neutrality in the ongoing war in Europe came to an end on April 6, 1917, when Congress passed a resolution declaring war on Germany, thus pushing the U.S. into World War I.
https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2017/04/04/u-s-entry-into-the-war-to-end-all-wars/
