The Strategy Bridge - The American Anti-War Movement During WWI with Michael Kazin

The American Anti-War Movement During WWI with Michael Kazin

11/19/18 • 57 min

The decision to go to war is one of the most important a country can make. In a democracy that debate can involve activist groups both for and against the war. In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast, we talk with Dr. Michael Kazin about the American anti-war movement during WWI. Kazin is a professor of history at Georgetown University and a co-editor of Dissent Magazine. He is the author of War Against War: The American Fight for Peace 1914-1918.

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