In 1917, The United States was pulled into the Great War. Despite their small size and underfunding, the Red Cross made an united effort in the early years of the war to raise capital, recruit new personnel, nurses, and medical professionals, and gather medical supplies and other necessary treatments. Within a few weeks of the outbreak of war, the American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization that would later gain universal recognition, was sent out to Europe with medical personnel and supplies. By the end of war, nearly one-third of the U.S. population was either a donor to the Red Cross or served as a volunteer. This investigation will evaluate the following question: To what extent did the efforts of the American Red Cross affect those
