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S12E07: Why Did the US Enter WW1?

The Great War · Season 12
Aired 11 Jul 2025
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Synopsis

In early 1917, the United States was still neutral in the First World War. Meanwhile, German leaders were getting desperate – if they couldn’t find a way to break the war of attrition on the Western Front, the Allies would probably defeat them. The result was multiple gambles that staked everything on a quick victory with the risk of drawing the US into the war.

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