War and misjudgment in Wilsons push for WWI
A wartime retrospective recalls Woodrow Wilson and the 1917 push for U.S. entry into World War I. It notes miscalculations by Wilson and German decisions, the shift from neutrality to war, and the posturing around a peace league and terms, ending with a personal recollection of a grocery line morning.
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Woodrow Wilson
Germany
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
America
Wilson
League of Nations
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Lusitania
Mississippi
Europe
U.S
Edward House
Britain
France
Austria
House
Sir Edward Grey
England
British Isles
Zimmermann
Mexico
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Wilhelm II
Virginian
U. S
Ocean wealth and marine minerals seen as future anchor for U S growth
Rich mineral sources under seas are highlighted as essential for postwar national strength. The piece envisions a government oceanographic agency, offshore mining by 2000, and a deep submergence voyage led by Dr Jacques Piccard, with funding coming from New York capital. it stresses expanding research and extraction to exploit sea and land resources.
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Mass
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National Oceanographic Agency
National Aeronautics & Space Agency
Atlantic
Pacific
U. S
Hawaii
New York
Jacques Piccard
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