Turmoil Among the Allies Who Will Fight the War Now? Special to The Great War project. (13-18 March) On March15th a century ago, under intense pressure and with no possibility of retaining his crown, Tsar Nicholas the Second of Russia abdicates the throne. He turns over the monarchy to his son. “I request all to…
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AMERICA INCREASINGLY LEANS TOWARD THE ALLIES
by Mike Shuster
President Wilson Seeks Neutrality; Some Call It Non-Neutral Democrats Nominate Wilson for Second Term Special to The Great War Project. (6-8 July) The bloodletting at Verdun and on the Somme strengthens the forces in the United States – including President Woodrow Wilson – who feel the United States must stay out of the war. “For…
A FLOOD OF AMERICAN ARMS TO ALLIES
by Mike Shuster
British Operations in U.S. Spend Millions Each Week The German Response: Sabotage Special to The Great War Project (18-21 May) By this time in the war a century ago, the United States is supplying the Allies – Britain, France, and Russia – with an estimated forty percent of the weaponry they need to fight the…
DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS
by Mike Shuster
Germany Returns to Unrestricted Submarine Warfare Wilson Struggles with Policy of Neutrality Will the U.S. Enter the War? Special to The Great War Project (26-30 March) Tension is growing in the United States over the German decision to return to unrestricted submarine warfare and the American response to it. In the winter of 1916, the…
FEVERISH DEBATE IN THE U.S. OVER POLICY OF NEUTRALITY
by Mike Shuster
Wilson Struggles to Treat Britain and Germany Equally; Americans In Anti-War Mood Special to The Great War Project (22-25 January) By the beginning of 1916, the American president Woodrow Wilson still is struggling with his stance of neutrality. Wilson is trying to formulate a policy that will address the potential hostile acts at sea of…
PRESIDENT WILSON MAINTAINS CLAIM OF AMERICAN NEUTRALITY
by Mike Shuster
But Huge Loans and Arms Sales to Allies Bring Doubts. German Sabotage in U.S. Spreading. Special to The Great War Project (25-28 December) The American President, Woodrow Wilson, spends 1915 keeping the United States out of the war. But his policy of neutrality is making that a hard stance to maintain. Wilson believes neutrality means…
U.S. IN STATE OF ‘NEAR CRISIS’ WITH BRITAIN.
by Mike Shuster
American Ships Seized; Believed Carrying Copper for Germany. Special to The Great War Project (10-11 December) Trouble breaks out between Britain and the United States in the late fall of 1914 – “a state of near crisis,” according to Arthur Link, biographer of the American president Woodrow Wilson. The issue is neutrality – what the…