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pillow cover
| Date: | 1918 - 1919 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Continent: | North America |
| Technique: | printed, weaving |
| Material: | silk |
| Dimensions: | 23 x 22 in. (58 x 56 cm) |
| Credit: | Purchased with HLATC funds |
| Accession Number: | P.R.US.0892 |
Comments: LABEL TEXT
Leading up to the First World War, the United States was operating under isolationist policies and President Wilson maintained these by taking a non-interventionist stance on World War I. Even after a British liner with 128 U.S. passengers onboard was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, Wilson maintained “America is too proud to fight.”
“He kept us out of war” was a popular slogan of the 1916 Wilson presidential campaign, and is attributed to helping Wilson win the vote for a second term. This isolationist policy was not maintained, however, and America entered the war officially in 1917 as an independent power. After the war and through the 1920s and 1930s, the U.S. returned to isolationist policies. The United States refused to acknowledge the Treaty of Versailles, which ended the war, and did not join the League of Nations.
Leading up to the First World War, the United States was operating under isolationist policies and President Wilson maintained these by taking a non-interventionist stance on World War I. Even after a British liner with 128 U.S. passengers onboard was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, Wilson maintained “America is too proud to fight.”
“He kept us out of war” was a popular slogan of the 1916 Wilson presidential campaign, and is attributed to helping Wilson win the vote for a second term. This isolationist policy was not maintained, however, and America entered the war officially in 1917 as an independent power. After the war and through the 1920s and 1930s, the U.S. returned to isolationist policies. The United States refused to acknowledge the Treaty of Versailles, which ended the war, and did not join the League of Nations.
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- M. Stieglitz. History of Photography. , 1977. Page Number: P. 105-110..
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