He returned on Dec. 24. “I didn’t get much peace but I heard in Norway that Russia might well become a huge market for tractors soon.”...

Congress passes the National Defense Act of 1916. It doubles the size of the Regular Army, increases the National Guard to 475,000, and gives the President authorization to mobilize the Guard in cases...

Over 25,000 women march in New York City, demanding the right to vote.

Under the leadership of Army Officer Leonard Wood, the first preparedness training camp was held at Plattsburgh, New York with nearly 1,200 trainees. The camps provided voluntary military training for...

Bryan cannot support the “war like” official message from President Woodrow Wilson to Germany following the sinking of the British passenger ship Lusitania. Bryan had been urging Wilson to take a more...

In April, the American Ambulance Field Service is founded and over 2,000 Americans volunteer for the war effort, where they served in support roles such as ambulance drivers.The American Ambulance...

The U.S. describes Germany's policy as "unprecedented in naval warfare" and an "indefensible violation of neutral rights."...

Beginning July 28, 1914 with Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia in retaliation for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, a complicated web of alliances plunges the nations of Europe into...

Under President Woodrow Wilson’s orders, and with permission from President Venustiano Carranza of Mexico, General John J. Pershing leads a “punitive” expedition into Mexico in response to attacks by...

“The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We...