On May 7, 1915, a german submarine torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a British cruiseliner which had 128 American citizens on board, as well as military goods. It was the first step to the US joining the war.
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<span>To rally support for American involvement in the war
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For both WW that the USA was involved in, the administration of Wilson and Roosevelt most daunting task was to convince the American public, which was sharply pacified on the need to join the war.
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John Tyler he was the 10th president
General George Washington's<span> army crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas Day 1776 and, over the course of the next 10 days, won two crucial battles of the American Revolution. In the Battle of </span>Trenton<span> (December 26), </span>Washington<span> defeated a formidable garrison of Hessian mercenaries before withdrawing.</span>