US In WW1

President Wilson had ample reason to enter the WW1 because he shared ideas with Britain that a German victory would destroy free enterprise and the government. From 1914-1916 The United States exports to Britain grew rapidly while Germany trade slo0wed down. The trade with Britain was more necessary to the U.S economy. Germany saw this as the U.S backing the Entente with both money and arms. The Wilson administration tried to keep America out of was but under these circumstances was immanent.

In 1917 Germany declared to attack all ships, passengers or not, in the war zone. Later that same year British officials got hold of a telegram passed from Germany intended for Mexico. The Zimmerman telegraph stated that if Mexico joined an alliance against the U.S., Germany would help Mexico regain control of the territories it had lost to the U.S. because of weakened relationships with Mexico, the U.S. responded by arming their ships. April 6, 1917 President Wilson and the U.S. declared war on Germany. After three years of neutrality America was now at war.

ssful in winning the war on land and had resorted to the war at sea. In order to achieve that goal, Germany warned all neutral ships to stay away from British Isles so they are not mistakenly attacked. In May of 1915 the Lusintania, a British passenger ship leaving from New York carrying over one hundred Americans as well as food and weap

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