To authors and historians to speak about what was then called the great war. We learn about the creation of the memorial to honor those who serveded and about artifacts in the museums collection. This is about two and a half hours. 100 years ago on april 6, 1917, president Woodrow Wilson signeded a declaration of war against germany, entering the United States into world war i. More than 4 million american men and women would eventually serve in uniform and more than 100,000 americans died in the conflict. The influx of u. S. Resources changed the tide of the years long global war bringing it to a close on november 11, 1918. To mark the 100th anniversary of what was then known as the great war, American History tv is live from the National World war i museum and memorial in kansas city, missouri. Well be here for the next two and a half hours and well take you on a tour of the exhibits and involve you in conversations with top world war i historians as we learn about the history of the
The United States entered world war i a century ago on april 6, 1917. Next, we tour the National World war i museum and memorial in kansas city. To learn about objects related to americas role in what was then called, the great war. Doran i am doran cart. I am the senior curator. Of the National World war i museum and memorial in kansas city, missouri. The museum is the Nations Museum for the history of world war i. It is a global museum. We talk about all the belligerence involved in world war i. It is not just about the United States during the war. Everything from the summer of 1914 to the peace treaty of june 1919. Our collection is the most comprehensive collection of world war i materials in the world. It is not the largest, but it is comprehensive in that we do deal with all nations involved in the war. We are not just centric to the country we are located in. In the museum, when you are going to the exhibition, you see about 10 of the Museum Collection at one time. The rest we