This Day in History: The United States Officially Enters World War I (Sat., April 6) from 1917 movie Watch Video
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Description: This Day in History: , The United States Officially Enters World War I.<br/>April 6, 1917.<br/>War against Germany was <br/>declared in both the Senate and <br/>House of Representatives by votes <br/>of 82-6 and 373-50, respectively.<br/>President Woodrow Wilson had called for <br/>the declaration of war four days earlier.<br/>The U.S. had been preparing for <br/>war since the passage of a $250 million arms <br/>appropriations bill in Feb.<br/>Though initially against joining the war in Europe, <br/>American public opinion shifted as German <br/>attacks on ocean liners escalated.<br/>The first U.S. troops landed <br/>in France in late June.<br/>The arrival of fresh and well-supplied <br/>forces proved to be a turning point in <br/>the war after four years of bloody combat
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