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People in WW1

By JenniferLinan

  • Henry Cabot Lodge

    Henry Cabot Lodge
    Senator of Massachusetts who was against US involvement in European affairs. Worried that Article X would prevent the US from pursuing an independent foreign policy.

  • Woodrow Wilson

    Woodrow Wilson
    He made US most powerful country in the world, declared neutrality to get the US to mediate end to war, asked for declaration of war, associated power of allies, main goal was to create a new structure of peace, created Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women's suffrage (reluctantly), Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations.

  • John Pershing

    John Pershing
    U.S. general who crossed the border with 6,000 troops to pursue the Mexican guerrilla leader.

  • Alvin York

    Alvin York
    At the Battle of Argonne Forest, he single-handedly killed 25 machine-gunners and captured 132 German soldiers when his soldiers took cover; won Congressional Medal of Freedom.