In so many ways, this is the moment that everything changes. This was no unanimous decision, despite the congressional vote. Millions of Americans would find themselves being labeled as “anti-American” for their views on this war. And forever, the relationship between the Government of the United States and its people would change. The balance power no longer favors the citizen…
On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, “The world must be made safe for democracy.”
Source: April 2, 1917 | Woodrow Wilson Asks For Declaration of War Against Germany – The New York Times
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