In 1914, the Germans stated that the seas around Britain were a war zone and were blockaded. They warned that if they sight ships attempting to enter the war zone they would be risking the chance on being sunk by German submarines. The Germans used unrestricted submarine warfare and sank several ships. When the Americans found this out, they felt that this was a violation of neutrality rights and

The Americans had been loaning $3billion to Great Britain and France and needed to make sure that the loan would be paid off or else the US economy would suffer immensely. The Americans realized that if the Central Powers won the war they would not be getting this money back. During the war, trade increased with European nations and helped the US economy prosper. The supplies and materials made in the US for European nations also helped the economy boom. The worries of not receiving the loans back led the Americans to declare war on Germany on 1917 to help the Allied Powers and lead them to victory.

The German Naval Policy, Americas economic links and interests, and Wilson’s idealism all contributed to America intervening in the First World War. As reluctant as US was in entering the war, US had unintentionally sided with Britain; Woodrow Wilson being Pro-British himself. WWI ended with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. This was created with Woodrow Wilson attempt in maintaining peace and “a safe world for democracy.” Disputes in WWI

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