World history/WHME102/World War One/America

Reading

Read the below article. As you do so, consider the following questions:

• Why did the United States only enter the war in 1917?

• What is 'total war'?

Saylor Foundation, 'America and World War I', February 2013.

Complete the sentence in WEnotes below, reflecting what you have learned from this reading:

• America's role in World War I ...

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