On January 22, 1917, the German government gave notice that unrestricted submarine warfare would be resumed. When five U.S. vessels had been sunk by April, Wilson asked Congress for a declaration of war. Immediately, the government set about mobilizing its military resources, industry, labor and agriculture. “By October 1918, on the eve of Allied victory, a U.S. army of over 1,750,000 soldiers had been deployed in France.” (http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/history/ch9.htm#war)
The United States in the early 1900’s were far from in favour of getting involved in European Affairs. In fact before war broke out in 1914 government leaders and business leaders devoted much effort to development international peace among nations to avoid outbreak of war and with the events that unfolded in 1914 all of that hard work and dedication seemed to vanish ov
With The allies winning the war on November 11th, 1918 The U.S began to try and influence other nations into forming a formal league. A league in wich nations could come together and create a council and keep peace throughout the world. However not too many people were ok with this as France, Great Britain wanted germany to pay for her devastation she had caused. In what became known as the Treay of Versailles the allies demanded harsh demands on Germany to pay back for what it had done. As a resault of this many Germans felt this was unfair and the country was in ruin.
Germany made more promises and broke more promises but the final spark between the United States and Germany came on February 1st, 1917 when Germany decided to resume unrestricted submarine warfare. In the year 1916 Germans attacked the French passenger vessel, the Sussex. President Wilso
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