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Wilson early on wanted nothing to do with WW1 he believed there was no reason for the US to be over there.
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On the 7th of May 1915 a german U-Boat torpedoed and sunk a British ship which lead to the death of over 120
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British intelligence intercepted a telegram on its way to Mexico from German saying that if Mexico allied with germany they would help recover land lost to the US.
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At this point after the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman note the US had enough of Germany and declared war.
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The committee on Public Information was created to try an gain more public support for the war effort.
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This act set up the draft which all males over the age of 18 much register for and if we end up in a large war congress can chose to pick from that pool of registered males to serve in the war effort.
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In June 1917 US troops began to enter Europe to help in the war effort.
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"If there should be disloyalty, it will be dealt with a firm hand of repression." (President Wilson 1917) This act made it illegal to commit treason or otherwise assist the enemy.
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This was a speech Wilson gave to congress speaking about how he thinks peace should be brought to Europe.
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This battle was the last offensive battle for Germany after this they were on the losing side of the war.
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This was the armistice that ended all fighting for WW1.
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This conference after the war involving 32 diplomats worked on creating treaties to make sure a war like this would never happen again.
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The US senate rejected this treaty because they did not agree with creating a new alliance called The League of Nations.
