America: Pathways to the Present

by Andrew Cayton

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America: Pathways to the Present: Chapter 12: The World War I Era (1914–1920)


This chapter discusses America’s involvement in World War I. The United States emerged from World War I as an unparalleled world power. The chapter is divided into five sections: The Road to War, the United States Declares War, Americans on the European Front, Americans on the Home Front, and Global Peacemaker.

Section 1: The Road to War

Main Ideas

  • World War I had several long- and short-term causes: imperialism, militarism, nationalism, and a tangled system of alliances that caused the war to expand quickly.
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