Citizenship and WWI

Advocates of peace argued for the continuation of American neutrality. Objection to the war became identified as dangerous to the nation.

America Goes to War

When World War I broke out in Europe in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson declared the U.S. neutral.

Women in World War I

At the outset of World War I, women in the United States did not have the right to vote in national elections and could not serve in the military.