Presented to America by the people of France in 1886, the Statue of Liberty sits on a 12-acre island in New York Harbor. Her crown has 25 windows and seven spikes.
American Neutrality. Since the beginning of World War I in 1914, the United States, under President Woodrow Wilson, had maintained strict neutrality, other than providing material assistance to the Allies.
In the first, the US sent a considerable armed force to support an international mission without any declaration by Congress. As the war escalated, President Truman faced significant criticism; and so it was one of Eisenhower's first actions to seek peace talks and reduce America's commitment.