02309cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000360012824500300016426400510019430000470024533600260029233700260031833800360034450000310038050802080041152011440061953400450176365300250180865300100183365300300184365300260187385600430189999900170194253651UtSlPG20260610134233.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a15002646  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aD5011 aRoosevelt, Theodore,d1858-191910aAmerica and the World War 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-12-02  aE-text prepared by Charlene Taylor, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"America and the World War" by Theodore Roosevelt is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the implications and lessons the United States can learn from the context of World War I, which was unfolding during this period. Theodore Roosevelt discusses the necessity of national preparedness and the importance of supporting oppressed nations, especially as exemplified by Belgium's plight during the war.  At the start of the text, Roosevelt reflects on the unexpected devastation of the war, drawing parallels between the calamity in Europe and historical disasters. He emphasizes the need for America to learn crucial lessons from the conflict, highlighting the inadequacy of existing treaties that failed to protect nations like Belgium. Roosevelt argues for a proper military preparedness and a moral stance against oppression, advocating for a balance between peace and righteousness. He urges Americans to consider the broader implications of isolationism and the responsibility to act against aggression in defense of justice and international law. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aWorld War, 1914-1918  aPeace  aUnited States -- Defenses  aNeutrality -- Belgium40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53651  c94485d94485