USH: World War One Archives - Daniel Aaron Lazar Fri, 12 Jun 2020 15:58:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Lecture: The U.S. in WWI https://daniellazar.com/2017/03/26/lecture-the-u-s-in-wwi/ Sun, 26 Mar 2017 10:55:26 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5682 Themes: Neutrality? The Road to War U.S. Military Participation The End of the War The American Home Front Demobilization Here’s the U.S. in WWI Lecture

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]]> Lecture: The Debate over the League of Nations https://daniellazar.com/2016/02/17/lecture-the-debate-over-the-league-of-nations/ Wed, 17 Feb 2016 13:48:19 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5525 Here is my Power Point on Wilson’s failed effort to push the Treaty through the Senate (based largely on Arthur Link’s assessment)

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]]> WWI and America's Rise as a Superpower https://daniellazar.com/2014/07/29/wwi-and-americas-rise-as-a-superpower/ Tue, 29 Jul 2014 07:47:28 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5047 America’s rise to superpower status began with its 1917 entry into World War I. President Woodrow Wilson had grand visions for the peace that followed, but failed. The battle he started in the US between idealists and realists continues to this day. Der Spiegel explores WWI and America’s Rise as a Superpower

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]]> 10 interpretations of who started WWI https://daniellazar.com/2014/07/25/10-interpretations-of-who-started-wwi-2/ Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:46:20 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5001 This BBC post offers 10 insights from 10 reputable historians into the causes of WWI.

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]]> During World War I, Germany Unleashed 'Terrorist Cell In America' https://daniellazar.com/2014/05/30/during-world-war-i-germany-unleashed-terrorist-cell-in-america/ Fri, 30 May 2014 08:46:51 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4964 In the early years of World War I, as many as 1,000 American horses per day were shipped off to Europe to assist in the Allied war effort, even though the United States was officially neutral. Those horses became the target of germ warfare, infected with anthrax cultures on American soil; at the same time, … Continue reading During World War I, Germany Unleashed 'Terrorist Cell In America' →

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]]> 10 interpretations of who started WWI https://daniellazar.com/2014/03/16/10-interpretations-of-who-started-wwi/ Sun, 16 Mar 2014 06:56:06 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4884 As nations gear up to mark 100 years since the start of World War One, academic argument still rages over which country was to blame for the conflict. Here 10 leading historians give their opinion

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]]> From The Trenches To The Web: British WWI Diaries Digitized https://daniellazar.com/2014/02/06/from-the-trenches-to-the-web-british-wwi-diaries-digitized/ Thu, 06 Feb 2014 06:27:16 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4859 Most of this trove consists of official diaries, recording the day-to-day activities of British army units in the first world war. The scale of death is huge. Nearly a million British soldiers died in the war, half of them on the Western front in France and Belgium.

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]]> The Disturbing Relevance of World War I https://daniellazar.com/2014/01/20/the-disturbing-relevance-of-world-war-i/ Mon, 20 Jan 2014 08:29:01 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4820 It has now been 100 years since the outbreak of World War I, but the European catastrophe remains relevant today. As the Continent looks back this year, old wounds could once again be rubbed raw. (from Der Speigel) PDF Version of the article Reading resposne questions

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]]> NPR Fresh Air Interview: Woodrow Wilson Brought New Executive Style To The White House https://daniellazar.com/2013/10/27/npr-fresh-air-interview-woodrow-wilson-brought-new-executive-style-to-the-white-house/ Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:13:05 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4718 Woodrow Wilson, America’s 28th president, left the White House in 1921 after serving two terms. But today he remains a divisive figure. He’s associated with a progressive income tax and the creation of the Federal Reserve. During his re-election bid, he campaigned on his efforts to keep us out of World War I, but in … Continue reading NPR Fresh Air Interview: Woodrow Wilson Brought New Executive Style To The White House →

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]]> 1913: When Hitler, Trotsky, Tito, Freud and Stalin all lived in the same place https://daniellazar.com/2013/09/01/1913-when-hitler-trotsky-tito-freud-and-stalin-all-lived-in-the-same-place/ Sun, 01 Sep 2013 05:58:16 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4649 The post 1913: When Hitler, Trotsky, Tito, Freud and Stalin all lived in the same place appeared first on Daniel Aaron Lazar.

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