Conclusion: The New York Press, 1914–1917

Abstract

Throughout the foregoing chapters, the data presented has pointed in the direction of a challenge to a major interpretation of the reasons behind the American decision of April 6, 1917. This interpretation, generally called “revisionist” or “disillusionist,” is the product of the investigations of numerous historians, writers, and scholars. It might be useful here to briefly summarize the basic revisionist thesis on American intervention in the First World War.¹