American Experience The Great War: Part 1 (Season 29, Episode 8)
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TV Episode | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

The Great War: Part 1 (Season 29, Episode 8)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Explore America's tortured, nearly three-year journey to war. In August 1914, a war unprecedented in size and violence broke out on the European continent. Ever the idealistic diplomat, Wilson vowed to keep his country out of "the Great ...See moreExplore America's tortured, nearly three-year journey to war. In August 1914, a war unprecedented in size and violence broke out on the European continent. Ever the idealistic diplomat, Wilson vowed to keep his country out of "the Great War." His neutrality was supported but reports from Europe began to challenge America's delicate position. From behind the battle lines came reports detailing German atrocities in Belgium and France: history's first chemical attack and the sinking of the British liner Lusitania, killing 128 Americans. But Wilson stood firm, asserting that America would not fight - this was not her war. Despite Wilson's pleas, American men and women, volunteered in the hospitals and on the fighting fields of France, and by 1916, there was a growing sense that the war was coming closer to home. On April 2, Wilson asked a joint session of Congress for a declaration of war against Germany, proclaiming that "the world must be made safe for democracy." See less

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Name	Known for
Jennifer Lee Andrews Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Blythe Danner Actress (voice) Actress (voice) See fewer	Meet the Parents (2000)
Brandon J. Dirden Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	The Americans (2013)
Josh Hamilton Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	New York: A Documentary Film (1999)
Eric Loscheider Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Saw 34 (2014)
Oliver Platt Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1993)
Campbell Scott Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Big Night (1996)