Book Review on OVER HERE the first world war and American society essays

Book Review on OVER HERE the first world war and American society essays A good and nearly complete account of the happenings during the first nineteen months of the participation of United States in the First World War has been documented in "Over Here" by David Kennedy. The details in this book are between the period between April 2, 1917 when the war message was first given to Congress by Wilson and November 11, 1918 when the Armistice was signed, the book gives details of the political innovations, social disruptions and the cultural heritage of the experience of America There is a brief prologue which sets the stage, and then Kennedy plunges into the description of the war for the Americans, and the thoughts that accompanied the entry of US into the War. At the same time, one has to remember that Wilson had won the re-election in 1916 as he had promised to keep America out of the War, and this required him to make some explanations when the country got involved. In this case also Wilson applied the master strategy that he had used from the beginning to the end of his career - appealing directly to the people. This united their convictions, awakened their emotional energy and unleashed his massive The progressive community was a surprising assistant of Wilson in this involvement. This group had earlier viewed the war as regressive and a return to medieval violence, and thus a remnant of the feudal past of history. The exhortations of John Dewey and the New Republic awakened these people and they started supporting the war effort. The Great War was viewed as an important opportunity with a lot of possibilities for the society (49- 50). The other group of the conservatives always rally around the flag, and this war was no exception. With this the left and the right soon got involved into interpretations of the war in the schools and colleges ...