On May 7, 1915, a German torpedo destroyed the passenger ship, killing over 1,000 civilians, including 128 Americans, and prompting U.S. entry into World War I.
"American Entry Into World War I" In the News
Entry from a soldier's diary describing his Christmas Day while on duty in France with the American Expeditionary Force (A.E.F) during World War I.
Are you a Howard Zinn fan? Do you think that World War I was primarily the fault of capitalists and the free market system? Well you might be surprised to learn that the leading advocates for American entry into WWI were in fact progressives who wanted to collectivise the economy. Militarism went hand-in-hand with socialism.
In commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the American entry into World War I UCSB Libraries have made available online over 100 cylinder recordings of popular songs from the War. Of particular interest to surf historians and lovers of Hawaiian music is a treasure trove of over 100 recorded Hawaiian songs between 1911 and 1928.
Charlotte Louise Berry Winters, aged 109. In 1916, at age nineteen, Winters met with Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and helped persuade him to allow women in the service. She enlisted immediately after America's entry into World War I and was assigned to a stateside naval gun production facility.
