. . He’s called the man of peace Narrator: His southern upbringing also profoundly shaped Wilson’s views about war and peace. On the other hand, the notion that the United States had many interests in common with the allies, that makes sense. Christopher Capozzola, Historian: Wilson is asking Americans and the world to take an enormous leap of faith, to give up national interest and national sovereignty, and to give a chance for international organization and international arbitration. Historic Films And it terrified people. Narrator: In the summer of 1914, a new prospect named Babe Ruth began playing for the Boston Red Sox. Christopher Capozzola, Historian: In between every reel of film, there was a four-minute break when the projectionist had to change the reels. But if your loyalties are on the side of the Europeans, then we have a problem. I got sicker and sicker. Narrator: Davis’ dispatches were hugely influential and they shocked Americans. He was an orphan; he’d married a girl he met at a football game just before shipping out. The war that all sides assumed would be over in a matter of weeks, now stretched on with no end in sight. Although no direct link to the German government was proven, the attack on Morgan appeared to be part of a larger effort by Germany to stop American support for the allies. fight for democracy 3,000 miles away,” she declared, “the responsibility . Germany and its ally, Austria Hungary, declared war on Serbia and her ally, Russia. . About the Project The Fallen of World War II is an interactive documentary that examines the human cost of the second World War and the decline in battle deaths in the years since the war. David Traxel dangerous as a live wire, poisonous with gas, . Jennifer D. Keene, Historian: You see a rash of vigilantism aimed at making sure that anybody who might have any objection to the war does not express it. With most of Belgium and large parts of France under German occupation, and farmers off at the front, millions of Europeans were struggling to survive. And so the folks of South Carolina are determined to make sure that this particular set of black soldiers, Yankees, come down, right, stay in their place. and before they were aware of what was going on, . And the first meadow-flowers appear. In the ensuing struggle, the attacker was subdued, but not until he wounded Morgan twice in the thigh. started asking questions. They did a lot of work on the rifle range because Roosevelt believed that marksmanship was the key to everything. Chad Williams Many of them were already on our side of the river. A step on solid ground will be followed by a step where you’re sinking into your knees in slop. And a blanket of despondency had fallen on that hillside. Narrator: As the reputation of the New York Fifteenth grew, it became harder for General Pershing to let them languish with the rest of the black troops in labor battalions. The forest was quiet, except for the cries of the wounded, and the sounds of survivors struggling back to their positions. There he falls madly in love with Diana. Richard Rubin, Writer: The maximum sentence was twenty years, for going to a bar and grumbling about food restrictions to somebody who was sitting next to you at the bar. The Huffington Post dug into "The Making of Planet Earth" documentary and talked with some of the producers to see how they were able to capture the incredible shots we see in the series.It wasn't easy. It had to be absolutely terrifying. Wilson goes into his office. There were something over five hundred men, who would become known as the Lost Battalion. He sat next to the casket during a sleepless train ride back to her family home in Georgia. Get the latest on new films and digital content, learn about events in your area, and get your weekly fix of American history. Richard Rubin, Writer: Pershing resisted a tremendous amount of pressure to just hand over American troops to French and British command. Bullard had been transferred to a new French unit that had seen heavy fighting, but he had never experienced anything like this. Narrator: The Fifteenth emerged stronger because of its ordeal in Spartanburg. And their homeland was collapsing from within. The British pound was the world’s reserve currency. keeps herself fit and free to do what is honest and disinterested and truly serviceable for the peace of the world.” But he was also keenly aware that the right to influence the chaos unfolding in Europe might require an unprecedented projection of American power.