when and why did the us join ww1
When the US joined the First World War in defence of liberty it established itself as leader of the free world and shaped the Russian revolution. Crowds cheer US general John Pershing in Paris in 1917 as it is announced that America will join the conflict Photo: GETTY. 4:05PM BST 03 May 2014. When Gen John Pershing arrived with the first American troops in Paris in the summer of 1917, he made a pilgrimage to a sacred site.