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06/04/1917 US declares war on Germany

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The United States Declares War on Germany I THE GREAT WAR Week 141

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Woodrow Wilson Decision to go to War

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1917 President Wilson Declares War on Germany

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U.S. Goes to War (WWI) 1917-1919

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United States declares war on Germany and troops march ahead in European Theater HD Stock Footage

After Germany sunk the US ships, the vote to declare war on them was quickly passed by the US Congress. The US entered the war against Germany as an independent power, without officially joining the Allies. They made a major contribution of supplies, materials, and money. US forces arrived on the Western Front next year.