California and World War I

When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, all 48 states played a role in war mobilization and made unique contributions shaped by their histories, their politics, their natural resources and industries, and their military manpower. Previous episodes have explored the experiences of eastern, southern, and midwestern states. In this latest episode, we shift west to California, a state that provided approximately 112,000 soldiers and Marines while providing crucial support for the war effort on the home front. To learn more about California's experience of World War I, we sat down with Dr. Diane North, author of California at War: The State and the People During World War I . Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can read texts, but we cannot respond.)

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California and World War I is an episode from World War I Podcast by MacArthur Memorial.

This episode is 39:48 long.

This episode was published on Apr 14, 2025.

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