{"product_id":"why-did-america-fight-arthur-j-amchan-9781500220082","title":"Why Did America Fight?: Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson and Robert La Follette's battle over American intervention in the First World War","description":"Why did the United States go to War in 1917 against Germany? How did the United States get involved in a war started by the assassination of an Austrian archduke? Between the sinking of the British luxury liner Lusitania in May 1915 and April 1917 Americans engaged in a bitter debate over how to respond to Germany's attempt to seal off Great Britain from the United States with submarines. The most prominent advocate of war was ex-President Theodore Roosevelt. The most prominent advocate of neutrality was Senator Robert M. La Follette. Both castigated President Woodrow Wilson for seeking a middle ground. After the war Americans became disillusioned about what had been won. Many came around to the La Follette view that American intervention had been a mistake. This view persisted until the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941 and their ally Hitler declared war on the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur J. Amchan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1500220086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781500220082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.33d","brand":"Arthur J. Amchan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46767174222079,"sku":"9781500220082","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_153a2793-e676-4388-8925-009047788acc.jpg?v=1744169052","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-did-america-fight-arthur-j-amchan-9781500220082","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}