6th APRIL 1917

In 2012 it's Easter time. Chocolates, bunnies, holidays, good times basically. For me it means spending time with my family, eating a lot of good food and basically just relaxing. 


In 1917 however, the 6th of April was not a happy day. Following the sinking of an American liner, the Housatonic, by a German U-Boat and then the sinking of four more U.S merchant ships, President Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the USA, decreed before Congress a declaration of war against Germany. 


On the 6th April 1917 one man formally declared war on Germany on behalf of a nation.

Before this declaration of officially going to war, President Wilson had tried to suggest being a mediator of the peace between the Allies and Germany. However, the Allies declared that what they wanted more than anything was victory, rather than peace. It's interesting to note how one single action, the sinking of some ships, can ultimately change a man's whole perspective. 








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