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Reflecting strong public opinion, The President Wodroow Wilson states that U.S. will not join the war
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Neutral vessels are warned of potential u-boat attacks. Wilson warns Germany that it would be accountable for any loss of American life
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Frustrated with his efforts to mediate a peace, Wilson becomes convinced that both sides needed to cease hostilities
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Confident that U.S. help would be too late, Germany seeks to starve England into submission
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Senate, led by La Follette of Wisconsin, refuse to grant Wilson power to wage an undeclared naval war
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Herbert Hoover heads effort to conserve food and boost agricultural output
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Daily "Official Bulletins" seek to convince Americans of the crusade for freedom and democracy and the bestial nature of the "Huns"
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Wilson lists his goals for a war-free world, including a League of Nations
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French and American troops block German advance
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American forces suffer heavy losses but defeat Germans
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Allied forces defeat Germans who begin retreat east
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Gen. Pershing loses 120,000 men (10%) of his troops in heavy fighting
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American troops cut German supply lines 50 miles behind German front
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Worst war in world history is over. 10 million soldiers killed, 10 million civilians die from disease and starvation
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Germany signs treaty drafted by "Big Four" which includes huge reparation demands
