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Declaration of War

United States of America · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1917Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1917

Thomas Marshal6 April 1917

Warfare / World War, 1st

Signs the declaration of war against Germany

Thomas Woodrow Wilson6 April 1917

Washington · Warfare / World War, 1st

Declares war on Germany after approval by the Senate & House of Representatives. Declares war as an "associated power" giving the US independence from France & Britain

Names involved

Thomas MarshalThomas Woodrow Wilson

Provenance

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