132: The US Enters WWI (RMS Lusitania, Black Tom Island, & The Zimmermann Telegram)
“I still think I see the struggling of poor passengers in the water.” This is the story of the United States’ path into the Great War. The United States wishes to stay out of the Great War. Woodrow Wilson wins reelection (barely) on that very basis. But as Germany contends with Britain’s blockade, its submarines, or…
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