The U. S.'s initial response to the war was to remain neutral because millions of Americans were immigrants or children of immigrants from countries that were fighting in the war.

War broke out in Europe in the summer of 1914, with the Central Powers led by side and the Allied countries led by Britain, France, and Russia on the other. President Woodrow Wilson declared that the United States would be neutral. Children were enlisted to sell war bonds and plant victory gardens in support of the.

to demand women’s suffrage