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.
Remember, the United States did not become directly involved in World War I until 1917. Unlike in World War II, some twenty-five years later, the American people were very divided about their role in the First World War. In the years leading up to war, isolationism among Americans was very popular.