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Reasons why the United Sates entered WWI |
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1. Economic relationships with the Allies
2. Unrestricted submarine warfare
3.The Zimmermann Telegram |
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Information designed to influence public opinions |
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Economic relationships with the Allies |
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The U.S. had been selling many products and loaning a lot of money tothe Allies and (privately) wanted them to win the war.
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Unrestricted submarine warfare
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To prevent supplies from getting to the Allies, German U-boats sunk boats without warning. Sinking of the Lusitania - 128 Americans killed! |
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A note from the German government asking Mexico to attack the U.S. was intercepted and published in newspapers. |
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Chain of Events Leading the United States to Enter WWI
February 1915
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Germany announces the use of submarines, or U-boats ("underwater boats"), to sink, without warning, any ships found in British waters. |
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Chain of Events Leading the United States to Enter WWI
May 1915
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A German U-boat sinks the British passenger liner Lusitania. Nearly 1,200 people die, including 128 Americans. |
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Chain of Events Leading the United States to Enter WWI
March 1916 |
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A U-boat torpedoes the French passenger liner Sussex, injuring several Americans. President Wilson demands an end to unannounced attacks. Germany agrees to stop. |
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Chain of Events Leading the United States to Enter WWI
January 1917 |
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The Zimmermann telegram is leaked to the public. In the telegram, German foreign minister Arthur Zimmermann asks Mexico to ally, or join, with Germany if the United States enters the war. The note promises to help Mexico regain its "lost lands" in the American Southwest. |
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Chain of Events Leading the United States to Enter WWI
February-March 1917 |
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German submarines sink six United States merchant ships without warning. Germany thought the United States could not mobilize fast enough to turn the tide of war.
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Chain of Events Leading the United States to Enter WWI
April 6, 1917 |
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President Wilson asks Congress for a declaration of war. Within months, waves of American troops land in Europe. |
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