Woodrow Wilson -- "This is War"
War Message to Congress April 2, 1917
Joint Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War Against Germany (1917)
On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson delivered this address to a joint session of Congress and called for a declaration of war against Germany. The resulting congressional vote brought the United States into World War I.
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Woodrow Wilson - Biography
from the official site of the Nobel Peace Prize
Woodrow Wilson House Museum
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Woodrow Wilson
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