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A collection of excerpts from writings of political scientists and leaders presenting a variety of views with regard to U.S. participation in World War I.

Explores America's military performance during nineteen months of war with Germany in 1917 and 1918. Includes how the mobilization affected daily life at home as well as the performance of the military in Europe.

The story of Woodrow Wilson's fight to gain American entry into the League of Nations at the conclusion of World War I.

A short history of American involvement in WWI, from initial confusion and neutrality, to eventual rejection of isolationism, to entry into the war, to the final refusal to sign the Versailles Treaty or participate in the League of Nations.

"As U.S. involvement continues to be a controversial factor in contemporary conflicts around the world, The Doughboys establishes the genesis of America's internationalist role in war and in peacetime held throughout most of the 20th century. Against the background of the entrenched isolationist sentiments of the early 1900s, The Doughboys examines how America overcame its reluctance to join what was seen as an Old World conflict and become involved...

A people's history of the Progressive Era and World War I.