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- There were unauthorized German submarines along the US East coast. Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare in the spring of 1917 provided the final straw for US politicians, and America declared war.
- The first and foremost answer would be the sinking of the Lusitania, an British cruise/transport ship, bound for Britain from New York. The German U-boat ring sought to sink all supply ships headed for Britain in order to starve the island. It sank the Lusitania as part of its efforts. 1195 people died, including 128 Americans.
- The Lusitania's sinking was the biggest influence on the American decision to enter the war. German submarine warfare (the Lusitania is included in this) sunk many ships over several years.
- Had it not been for the Lusitania, the US would have stayed out of the War.
- The secret use of the 'Western Union Telegraph Service,' to send messages to conspire with a foreign nation, "MEXICO", to attack the United States along the U.S.-Mexico Boarder, on a telegraphed service which was American owned, which the United States was allowing the German Embassy to use, because officially the U.S. was a Neutral Nation up until April 6, 1917, and was allowing the British to use the same service.
- The threat to the safety-sovereignty of 3 to 5 U.S. States, and U.S. Citizens, from a possible armed invasion, with the use of an American owned Telegraph Service, to negotiate with the Mexican Government, to make a second war with the United States, with the goal of re-taking Mexican Lands, which were now owned by America, due to the 1846-1848 U.S.-Mexican War.
Since the beginning of World War I in 1914, the United States, under President Woodrow Wilson, had maintained strict neutrality, other than providing material assistance to the Allies. Even in...
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The United States, led by President Woodrow Wilson, did not want to be involved in World War I. When Wilson ran for re-election in 1916, his campaign slogan was "He kept us out of the war"...
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The United States entered World War I because of a boat and a note. The boat was the Lusitania, which was sunk by German U-boats. This angered the Americans, but that was not what led them into the war. The true reason why they got into the war was because of the British intercepting a telegram that was going to the government of Mexico from the Germans. The man who sent this telegram was a man by the name of Arthur Zimmerman. The note specifically said that Mexico could declare war on America to get the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. But that would only happen if US goes into war with Germany. That was all that it took for America to get in there and fight. The US government declared to go into battle on April 6, 1917.
At the start of the war, Woodrow Wilson, the President of USA, at first didn't want to be part of the war, but something drastic happened to the image of the country that forced them to emerge from darkness into war-torn countries and help repress the assault by Germany.
The year 1917 proved to be a decisive year, due to the fact that USA entered the war on the side of the Allied Powers, tilting the war to their favor and push the success of their frontal assault against Germany's push for supremacy. Germany had used submarines, or U-boats to attack ships carrying food or war supplies to the Allied Powers, to demoralize the soldiers, and unearthed a crack in the structure of the Great Powers, and give them a opportunity to counter-attack them, giving them the edge in battle. In the midst, in one of their attacks, they sank a British ship called Lusitania, which had American passengers and 128 of them lost their lives during the naval strike. This prove to be a blow to USA, and a threat to national security, and many Americans, urged their government to join the war against Germany in retaliation against the horrible carnage. So, USA declared war against Germany in April 1917, and this spark the victory of the Allied Powers.
1)The USA was forced to join the war in 1917 because she lent money to Britaina and Frnace, She joined the war on their side and hope they would win and return the loan to the USA.
2) Germany was hostile to the USA even before she joined the war. Germany sunk passenger liner Lusitania in 1915 and killed many American civilians. This angered the USA.
3) Germany began a new caompaign of unrestricted welfare on merchant ships trading with Britian and her allies. This threatened the security of shipping which involved neutral states, such as USA.
4) Germany expected the USA to join the war. Germany approached the Mexican government and planned to attack the USA from Mexico. The plan was divulged. The US government was furious and decided to join the war.
5) So, the USA, which was not interested in European welfare was forced to join the First World War.
The United states entered WW1 for several reasons. This is a subject that my fifth graders research each year.
1. The sinking of the Lusitania by a German U-ship has been considered the main reason, the last straw. The Lusitania was a British ship carrying over 1900 passentgers. When it was torpedoed by the German sub a total of 1158 people were killed of which 148 were Americans.
2. Propaganda was also another reason. Newpapers and news reels depicted Germans as barabaric and vicious people. This helped fuel the fire for the United States to have a negative attitude about Germans and their supporters.
3. Like all wars, this war cost money. The United States had made substantial investments to both Britain and France. It was important to the US that they win the war in order to be able to reimburse the US.
4. I would consider loyalty to be another factor if not for entering the war, at least for causing the United States to be supportive of Britain and France. The Uniited States and these countries had established a positive relationship with each other even before the war.
The immediate cause of America's entry into World War I in April 1917 was the German announcement of unrestricted submarine warfare, and the subsequent sinking of ships with Americans on board (the Lusetania)
While the official trigger was the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare and of course the emotional reaction to the Zimmerman note, I think more crucial was the combination of the...
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t appears many American's don't know their History...or perhaps don't want to admit the truth. Every war America has ever been involved in (to this day) has been a conspiracy. In the case of WWI, Germany requested peaceful negotiations with the U.S. Wilson denied. He then proceeded to ask for athority to arm merchant ships carrying munitions and other contraband to "allies" Many Americans protested....the people did not want to be involved in the war.Back then, just like now, a corrupt U.S. Presdient and many members of the Senate wanted war, after all, there was a depression increasing and war would "bring prosperity". We are now still holding on to such false bravado. Back to Wilson...it might be added that he ordered these ships without gaining consent from Congress . Our now turbulent country was faced with conscription, so many young American's died for no purpose. Long b4 the actual conscription, the machinery for this operation had been built in secret. Wilson perpetrated this war, just like Presidents throughout our History have perpetrated wars It is beginning to sound anti-American to continue to believe we are "fighting for our security and freedom". War does not "serve our country", and those women and men being used as pawns for MIC profit are not "serving our nation". Study American Imperialism. We can only save our country by the polulace waking up and protesting against our foreign policy. God Bless America.
The United States entered the war after Germany sank two of our battleships.
The United States entered World War I because of a boat and a note.
i believe the united states also entered the war because of the zimmerman telegram. germany was trying to get mexico to be an alliance with them. the united states entered the war because if mexico and germany became allies, than they would have to worry about having to wage a war with mexico.
Because the U.S had evidence of a threat to its national security. Woodrow Wilson felt it his duty to try and protect America....by fighting back.
USA entered the world war 2 after the massive Japanese attack on pearl harbour. thousands of people were killed in that attack , many warships were sunk and the American fleet suffered a huge loss of lives and ships
because the sinking of one of our boats by germany
it entered world war 1 because germans had attacked a ship killing 128 americans igniting the anger and so it entered
they entered the WWI because of the attack on the pearl harbor in hawaii
They also entered the WWI because they wanted to get the recognition of European nations which, at that time, deeply despised the USA
FDR, who was at that time appointed as Assistant Secretary to the Navy by Wilson and was on record as concluding there was a conspiracy in the United States. In a letter to Colonel Edward Mandell House, FDR wrote, "The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial element in the larger centers has owned the government ever since the days of Andrew Jackson, and I am not wholly excepting the administration of W.W. (Woodrow Wilson.) The country is going through a repetition of Jackson's fight with the Bank of the United States—only on a far bigger and broader basis."
Once one understands the financial history of our country and the world, only then can they know the treachery and control elite bankers had.
“If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.” – James Madison
“War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.” – George Orwell
1.) The US of A only wanted to preserve its freedom.
2.) Most of its friends in Europe (the Allies) are in war with the Central Powers.
3.) For the lives that German people killed.
*Germany having lost the war felt bitter beacause of the "Treaty of Versailles"
They entered the Worl War I because they did so. they wanted to purchase the dictators, and restor peace in the world. But it was mainly in europe that the war raged. But the answers above are all of better quality.
No they entered because of a telogram that had been messed with from Germany, them finding out the some if the countries in Europe had tried to turn Mexico and Canda agenst them, and the sinking of a ship from U-Boats that Germany had made that killed several American people on it.
Since the beginning of World War I in 1914, the United States, under President Woodrow Wilson, had maintained strict neutrality, other than providing material assistance to the Allies. Even in May 1915, when a German submarine sank the British ocean liner Lusitania, killing 128 U.S. citizens out of a total 1,200 dead, the United States, though in uproar, remained neutral.
In January 1917, Germany announced that it would lift all restrictions on submarine warfare starting on February 1. This declaration meant that German U-boat commanders were suddenly authorized to sink all ships that they believed to be providing aid of any sort to the Allies. Because the primary goal was to starve Britain into surrendering, the German effort would focus largely on ships crossing the Atlantic from the United States and Canada.
The first victim of this new policy was the American cargo ship Housatonic, which a German U-boat sank on February 3, 1917. Although Wilson tried hard to keep the United States neutral, by the spring of 1917, the situation had changed significantly, and neutrality no longer seemed feasible. Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare was taking its toll, as American ships, both cargo and passenger, were sunk one after another. Finally, on April 2, Wilson appeared before Congress and requested a declaration of war. Congress responded within days, officially declaring war on Germany on April 6, 1917.
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because germans sank the lustania that was a luxury american ship
Japanese attacked us at Pearl Harbor.
the reason why we had world war one is because Franz ferdinand the arch duke of spain got killed and thats what started world war one.
World War I is the "Great War", the war to end all wars. The United States wanted the world to know, we were NEUTRAL, but were we really?
Politically, economically and psychologically,...
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The United States, led by President Woodrow Wilson, did not want to be involved in World War I. When Wilson ran for re-election in 1916, his campaign slogan was "He kept us out of the war" referring to the European conflict that was then referred to as the "Great War." However, by 1917, sentiment was changing with regard to the war.
Although the U.S. had yet to become officially involved in the war, most Americans supported the Allies and saw the Germans as aggressors. Americans felt a connection to Great Britain, in particular, because of cultural similarities. Germany angered Americans with their U-boats sinking American ships suspected of aiding the Allies. With the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915, a British cruise ship, 128 Americans were among those who lost their lives. The Germans temporarily halted such actions but in 1917 resumed unrestricted Naval warfare. At the same time, the British intercepted a message, called the Zimmerman Note, asking the government of Mexico to declare war on the U.S., if war broke out between the U. S. and Germany. The note also promised to help Mexico regain the territory of Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico if Mexico declared war on the United States. This note was the final push that Wilson needed to turn public sentiment towards war. The U.S. Congress declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917.
Yes, the ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM, was the 9/11 of the year 1917, once the U.S. Public learned through the 1917 Mass Media, [NEWSPAPERS], what was taking place, in respect to, the main cause of why the U.S. entered World War One on April 6, 1917.
The issue of sinking ships from U.S. Ports, were mentioned, but were NOT key notes, to justify entering World War One, because it was rumored ships leaving U.S. ports to travel over the Atlantic Ocean to England, were bringing war supplies to use against the Germans, and the Germans advertised in local U.S. Port Newspapers this concern, and the intentions of the German Navy to sink such ships.
ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM Main Points:
The “Great War” broke out in Europe in the summer of 1914. Wilson initially kept the United States neutral in the conflict, since few Americans thought there was any reason to spend their blood and money in the latest eruption of militarism across the Atlantic. He had, however, shown his interventionist predisposition by dispatching American forces to Nicaragua, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic, and in the years 1914–1916, his insistence on meddling in Mexican affairs led to pointless, bloody conflict.
Feeling that it was his place to improve the government of Mexico, he ordered the U.S. Atlantic Fleet to the Mexican Gulf Coast in April 1914 following a minor incident. Marines were sent in to occupy Veracruz. Soldiers on both sides were killed and matters were becoming so tense that ambassadors from Argentina, Brazil, and Chile offered to mediate a settlement to the absurd dispute, a dispute that wouldn’t have occurred except for Wilson’s messianic view of himself. At the conference to resolve the dispute, he demanded “an orderly and righteous government in Mexico.” It was a taste of things to come.
Once war broke out in Europe, Wilson paid lip service to American neutrality but took positions that were designed to assist the British and French. Most significantly, he supported Britain’s naval blockade against neutral shipping of nonmilitary cargo to Germany...
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To support the other countries
The Germans used U Boats to attack the Lusitania, because they thought that the cargo was weapons and ammunition. There were 107 Americans on board the ship. Britain intercepted a telegraph called the Zimmerman Telegraph which urged the government of Mexico to attack the United States. Congress officially declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917. This was a war resulting from nationalism, imperialism, and militarism.
Germany's UBoats. They destroyed American Submarines. USA was neutral. Thus. War.
zimmerman telegram and the sinking of the lusitania.
With the sinking of the British ship the Lusitania which there was American people on board, America joined the war because the British were struggling serverly. America believed in freedom and they wanted Britian to have that as well. Also another reason was the Zimmerman telegram saying that Mexico was in ties with Germany and that they were going to attack America.
because it could support other countries
Initially the United States were uninterested to take part in the great European war. But there mind-set was broken when the anguish Germany with the help of it's submarines attacked the 'Atlantic Liner' which was carrying British as well as American passengers. Thus, the offended Americans declared war on first Germany and then the other Axis powers. Therefore the United States became directly envolved in the World War I.
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Why did the United States enter World War I?Why did the United States enter World War I?
the easy answer is a non-agression pact with other nations. Effectively it was if A hits B, then C who is an ally of B must step in and help. Then D who is in an ally of A has to assist in fighting both B and C, etc., until you have countries like X and Y fighting, who were not involved to begin with, fighting to defend or assist A and B.
Becuase of Germans sinking our ships filled with cargo and things
...Britain intended to starve the Germans into surrender, but the blockade was a clear violation of international law. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan vigorously argued that the United States needed to stand up for the rights of neutrals and oppose the blockade. Wilson ignored him.
In 1916, Wilson used the famous Zimmerman telegram for all it was worth in an effort to inflame public opinion against Germany. In a telegram from the German foreign minister to the Mexican government, which the British intercepted and decoded, the German government said that if the United States and Germany went to war, Germany would assist Mexico in regaining the territory it had lost to the United States in 1848.
By April 1917, Wilson thought he had sufficient support in the country for a declaration of war. He delivered a speech to Congress that was full of lofty rhetoric, such as the famous line about making the world “safe for democracy.”
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