Historical Examples. 1  It was also forbidden to open the window shutters of the facade. 2  In the facade of the building in front of them only one window was lighted. 3  Besides, the facade was exposed to the current in the street. 4  A man is the facade of a temple wherein all wisdom and all good abide. Essays, First Series Ralph Waldo Emerson She regarded the stately proportions of the facade with awe.
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.
World War I was a major conflict fought between 1914 and 1918. Other names for World War I include the First World War, WWI, the War to End All Wars, and the Great War. Who fought in World War I? World War I was fought between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. The main members of the Allied Powers were France, Russia, and Britain. The United States also fought on the side of the Allies after 1917. The main members of the Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.