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Woodrow Wilson's Response To Ww1

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Throughout 1916 the Americans held fast to the hope of not becoming involved in the war. However, there hopes slowly started to fade as they began to realize that the war was going to happen. Not only did Woodrow Wilson believe that the war was the answer to America’s problem, he also expected Americans to jump into supporting the war. When American’s disagreed with the war, the government began to forcefully make them agree. The government had decided to start taking away some of the people’s liberties. In addition, the placed various limitations on the free will of the citizens. The book refers to a few of these incidents. For example, the book states that the Selective Service Act required 24 million men to register for the draft. This
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