World War I Primary Sources
Historical documents. What clues can you gather about the time, place, players, and culture?
Wilson Calls for War
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Text of President Wilson's Address to Congress, April 2nd, 1917, asking for a declaration of war against Germany and her Allies.
"Dulce et Decorum Est"
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Text of Wilfred Owen's "Dulce et Decorum Est," one of the most powerful antiwar poems of all time.