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Nov 2020
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The Yanks Are Coming -- America Enters W...

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Most Americans are indifferent about the nation's involvement in World War One (under half say the U.S. had a responsibility to fight in the war; one-in-five say it didn't). Many figure it entered the conflict too late to claim much credit, or... 
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