U.S. Entered World War I

	Great War & Jazz Age (1914-1928)

Young American men found themselves soldiers in France in WWI

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U.S. Entered World War I
April 6, 1917
On April 6, 1917, the U.S. joined its allies--Britain, France, and Russia--to fight in World War I. Under the command of Major General John J. Pershing, more than 2 million U.S. soldiers fought on battlefields in France. Many Americans were not in favor of the U.S. entering the war and wanted to remain neutral. However, the U.S. eventually did enter the war. Do you know how the war began and why the U.S. became a part of it?

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CREDIT: El Juan Studio, photographer. "Company 'I', 102 Infantry, 2b Division, A.E.F," Juan Casablanca, copyright 1919. Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs, 1851-1991, American Memory collections, Library of Congress.
AUDIO CREDIT: Billy Murray, performer. "Over There." George M. Cohan, words and music, Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1917. The American Variety Stage, 1870-1920, American Memory collections, Library of Congress.