It was the year 1917 when, the 28th President of the United States of America, Woodrow Wilson appeared before a joint session of Congress in Washington, D. C. To address a major issue in the world. This was the start of America's involvement in World War I. Many things led to U. S. Involvement in the European mess; such as the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 in the city of Sarajevo, and …showed first 75 words of 980 total…

…showed last 75 words of 980 total…the vocabulary is used to strengthen the credibility of an orator. Among the words that have been said on April 2, 1917 the current events of the world have major effects on a speech. Some things can be so small alter the position of a speech. Works Cited Great American Speeches. (n. d.) Retrieved February 22, 2004 from http://www.pbs.org/greatspeeches/timeline/ Fuller, B. (2003, March 3) World War I. Lecture presented at Granger High School, West Valley, UT