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April 04, 1917
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, April 4, 1917
* United States to enter World War I (WWI)
* Declaration of war very near
This 12 page newspaper has a nice two line headline on the front page: "SENATE OPENS DEBATE ON RESOLVE DECLARING WAR" with subheads and related photo. (see)
Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise good. Should be handled with care.
source: wikipedia: After the British revealed the telegram to the United States, President Wilson, who had won reelection on his keeping the country out of the war, released the captured telegram as a way of building support for U.S. entry into the war. He had previously claimed neutrality, while calling for the arming of U.S. merchant ships delivering munitions to combatant Britain and quietly supporting the British blockading of German ports and mining of international waters, preventing the shipment of food from America and elsewhere to combatant Germany. After submarines sank seven U.S. merchant ships and the publication of the Zimmerman telegram, Wilson called for war on Germany, which the U.S. Congress declared on 6 April 1917.[57]
Crucial to U.S. participation was the massive domestic propaganda campaign executed by the Committee on Public Information overseen by George Creel. The campaign included tens of thousands of government-selected community leaders giving brief carefully scripted pro-war speeches at thousands of public gatherings. Along with other branches of government and private vigilante groups like the American Protective League, it also included the general repression and harassment of people either opposed to American entry into the war or of German heritage. Other forms of propaganda included newsreels, photos, large-print posters (designed by several well-known illustrators of the day, including Louis D. Fancher), magazine and newspaper articles, etc.
Category: The 20th Century
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