America's entry into World War I
Authors present varying opinions on American neutrality at the beginning of World War I, American military preparedness, and the U.S. decision to enter World War I
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San Diego, Calif.
Greenhaven press
c2004
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. The issue of American neutrality
- American policy favored the allies / Richard Hofstadter
- American policy under Wilson was neutral / Arthur S. Link
- The sinking of the Lusitania was a criminal German action / The Outlook
- The sinking of the Lusitania was retaliation for Britain's blockade strategy / The Fatherland Germany
- Part II. American military preparedness
- America needs military preparedness / Leonard Wood
- Preparedness undermines American democracy and liberty / Oswald Garrison Villard
- America must adopt universal military service / Anne Rogers Minor
- Americans must act against the dangers of militarism / Crystal Eastman
- Part III. The decision for war
- The United States declared war in response to the German threat to American prestige and security / Ernest R. May
- A war to make the world safe for democracy / Woodrow Wilson
- The war will benefit American big business
- Part IV. The U.S. decision to enter World War I in retrospect
- American intervention was avoidable : Wilson's neglected options / Morton Borden and Otis L. Graham Jr.
- American intervention was inevitable after the Zimmermann note incident / Barbara W. Tuchman
- Historians debate the U.S. entry into World War I / Robert D. Schulzinger.