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World War I: America Heads to War
An excerpt from President Wilson’s speeches including a speech to Congress on April 2, 1917 and Congress’s subsequent declaration of war.

An excerpt from President Wilson’s speeches including a speech to Congress on April 2, 1917 and Congress’s subsequent declaration of war.

Citation Information
Wilson, Woodrow, excerpt from “War addresses of Woodrow Wilson,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/91c60849686a902b52fba553cd99e04f.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
Courtesy of Penn State University via HathiTrust.

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An excerpt from President Wilson’s speeches including a speech to Congress on April 2, 1917 and Congress’s subsequent declaration of war.

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