Heywood Broun, a correspondent with the American Expeditionary Forces, stated, “American blacks in stevedore service were the first American arrivals in France in June 1917. They had been...

The new law allows the government to censor publications sent through the mail; it makes it a crime to aid enemy nations or interfere with the draft.

Folkestone, England is bombed by German Gotha airplanes leading to 95 civilian casualties while 195 are injured. The concept of strategic bombing of civilian targets introduces the reality of &ldquo...

On the first day of the draft, millions of American men register for service under the Selective Service Act signed on May 18. Throughout the country, 9,586,508 men, ages 21 to 31, register at their...

Herbert Hoover calls on Americans to help the war effort and save food; his program is voluntary and does not impose any regulations or rationing.  He states, “The whole foundation of...

Over 250,000 engineers protest long hours, low wages, and shortages of food and fuel.

Long periods in the front line without relief and multiple military setbacks, including a disastrous and failed aggressive assault on the German line, cause thousands of troops to mutiny. For nearly a...

Germans smuggle Vladimir Lenin, leader of the Bolsheviks, back into Russia from his exile in Switzerland, hoping he can spur a mass strike of Russian workers.

The day after an overwhelming majority in the Senate votes for war, President Wilson signs the declaration. The United States quickly puts the entire country on the road to war. Going from a standing...

President Wilson delivers his war message in a historic joint session of the House and Senate, stating that the world must be made “safe for democracy” and asks for a declaration of war.