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.
US attitude towards WW1     The US didn't want to join the war on anyone's side and followed a policy of isolationism so that they wouldn't be dragged into WW1. â¦ They still sold weapons, ammunition and supplies to whoever was buying them before.