Project Gutenberg 2023-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 138 Kelly, Florence Finch 1858 1939 Finch Kelly, Florence 19011875 What America did : $b A record of achievement in the prosecution of the war $aNew York :$bE. P. Dutton & Company, $c1919. The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "What America Did" by Florence Finch Kelly is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a condensed narrative highlighting the achievements of the United States in preparing for and participating in World War I. It aims to illustrate the spirit and extensive efforts of the American people and government during the war, focusing on their contributions and accomplishments while consciously avoiding discussions of controversies or criticisms associated with these efforts. The opening of the text sets the stage for understanding the historical context of America's entry into World War I on April 6, 1917, detailing the significant transformation of the nation's military capabilities from a small force to a massive army. It emphasizes the challenges faced, including public sentiment against militarization and the necessity of implementing the draft to gather millions of soldiers. The author describes the highly organized and rapid mechanisms put in place for military training, equipping soldiers, and supporting them, thus illustrating the galvanizing effect of the war on American society and its rapid evolution into a war-capable nation. Overall, it showcases a monumental shift in both military and civilian life as the country united to meet its wartime obligations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/whatamericadidre00kell/page/n9/mode/2up 20220703180157kelly 1919 us Reading ease score: 45.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- United States D501 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 625051 2025-07-28T14:53:09.631488 text/html 600203 2023-12-29T17:59:31 text/html 5209726 2025-07-28T14:53:18.837006 application/epub+zip 5205844 2025-07-28T14:53:11.736456 application/epub+zip 378899 2025-07-28T14:53:10.538540 application/epub+zip 5511789 2025-07-28T14:53:24.150935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5460275 2025-07-28T14:53:17.792911 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 578618 2025-07-28T14:53:08.975575 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 558727 2023-12-29T17:59:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16229 2025-07-28T14:53:24.326883 application/rdf+xml 11856 2025-07-28T14:53:10.818424 image/jpeg 2109 2025-07-28T14:53:10.675427 image/jpeg 5434997 2025-07-28T14:53:09.794481 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia