Woodrow Wilson's War Message
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Title: “Woodrow Wilson’s War Message” (1917)
Sender: Woodrow Wilson
Genre: Speech
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) was the 28th president of the United States. Wilson was a member of the Democratic Party and, as president, he led the USA into World War I in 1917. In 1919, Wilson won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role as the leading architect of the League of Nations, an organization whose mission was maintaining world peace. In his 1917 War Message delivered to the US Congress, Wilson announced the ending of all diplomatic ties with Germany. As a result, the US Congress voted for the United States to enter World War I.
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