Why does my stomach hurt when I lie down on my back or when I'm on my side The only way I sleep is with something pressed against my stomach on my side? Dr. Jeffrey Bassman Dr. Bassman Vague: Could be a variety of causes- ulcer, pull muscles, etc.
However, after the US did join the war in 1917 a schism developed between the anti-war Party majority and a pro-war faction of Socialist writers, journalists and intellectuals such as John Spargo, William English Walling and E. Haldeman-Julius.
On April 4, 1917, the U.S. Senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany. The House concurred two days later. The United States later declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary on December 7, 1917.World War I Trenches in France. Germanyâs resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships in 1917 became the primary motivation behind Wilsonâs decision to lead the United States into World War I.owever, by 1917, the continued submarine attacks on U.S. merchant and passenger ships, and the âZimmerman Telegramâsâ implied threat of a German attack on the United States, swayed U.S. public opinion in support of a declaration of war.