“On the very ground where, one hundred years ago, was waged the ‘nations’ battle,’ a peaceful competition of peoples is taking place this year, for the benefit of civilization and the profit of mankind.
You can peruse 171 years of the Archive for yourself at /magazine/sa and was one of the prime causes of its entry into the war in 1917.Īll of these excerpts (which have been edited for length) are pulled from the past pages of the Scientific American Archive, which has been bringing the news and opinions from the frontiers of science, technology and civilization since 1845. Germany tried to halt the flow of food, weapons and munitions to its enemies by using submarines to sink neutral ships, but this policy, as you can read below, caused outrage in the U.S. was allowed by international law to trade with all of the combatants but a tight British naval blockade meant in reality that only those friendly to the Allies benefited from this arrangement. News and narratives from the battlefield or factory emphasized the negative characteristics of the opposing side or tried to show the strength, diligence or courage of friendly forces or people. was shaped by a highly controlled stream of information from governments involved in the war, who relied heavily on censorship and propaganda to bolster national support for efforts to shift entire societies onto a war footing. Congress declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917. had been neutral while the “Great European War” raged on, but driven by circumstance and popular demand, the U.S. For full access to our archival coverage of the Great War sign up for an All Access subscription today.įor more than two years the U.S. To mark the centennial, we are republishing the article below and many others. Scientific American, founded in 1845, spent the war years covering the monumental innovations that changed the course of history, from the first tanks and aerial combat to the first widespread attacks with chemical weapons. Editor’s note (): This week marks the 100-year anniversary of the U.S.
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