Lessons from the U.S. Entry Into World War I
April 26, 2017 5:57 pm (EST)
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Today I had the good luck to talk with three distinguished historians, John Milton Cooper, Jennifer Keene, and Jay Winik about the U.S. decision to enter World War I. All three shared sharp insights into the consequences and lessons of America’s participation in “the Great War.”
You can watch the video of our discussion below. I hope you enjoy it.
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If you are interested in learning more about World War I, check out these posts:
TWE Remembers: World War I on the World Wide Web
TWE Remembers: World War I Histories
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TWE Remembers: Top Ten World War I Films
TWE Remembers: World War I Poetry
TWE Remembers: World War I Novels
TWE Remembers: The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
TWE Remembers: Austria-Hungary Issues an Ultimatum to Serbia
TWE Remembers: Serbia Responds to Austria’s Ultimatum
TWE Remembers: The Assassination of Jean Jaurès
TWE Remembers: Britain Declares War, the United States Declares Neutrality
TWE Remembers: The Sinking of the Lusitania
TWE Remembers: The Black Tom Explosion
TWE Remembers: The Zimmermann Telegram
TWE Remembers: Woodrow Wilson Asks Congress to Declare War on Germany
Remembering America’s Entry into the Great War
I also highly recommend PBS’s recent three-part series, The Great War. It is documentary film-making at its best.
Corey Cooper assisted in the preparation of this post.