Why The United States Join World War I
The impact of the United States joining the war was very important and had a huge significant in many ways. World War I began in 1914, however, the United States got involve and join the war until 1917. The United States always kept a policy of neutrality when the war broke out in 1914, and some of the primary factors that influence the entrance of the U.S into war and the declaration of war against Germany were the sinking of the Lusitania, Zimmerman telegram, and unrestricted submarine warfare.
On April 2, 1997, president Woodrow Wilson went before a joint meeting of congress to demand an announcement of war against Germany. He stated that Germany’s violation of its pledge to append unobstructed submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, as well as its effort to try induce Mexico into an alliance versus the United States, this was his motives for declaring war against Germany. Unrestricted submarine warfare a desperate effort to counter the British blockade of Germany, would lead …show more content…
Larger countries felt as if they had an ethical responsibility/obligation to defend and profit. Some of the consequences of World War one is the high cost of participation of many countries. Germany and Great Britain are the main ones who spent more compare to the other countries. They spent about sixty percent of the money their economy produced. This cause inflation after the war. However, since the United States entered the war a little later, it did not suffer as much destruction as the European countries did. There was also a consequence in politics after the world war one such as new countries were created out of old empires. World war one also changed society. For instance, birth rates went down, civilians lost their homes and fled to other countries, women’s’ role also change because of the war. Women played a major role in replacing the men who left to war in factories and
On April 2, 1997, president Woodrow Wilson went before a joint meeting of congress to demand an announcement of war against Germany. He stated that Germany’s violation of its pledge to append unobstructed submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, as well as its effort to try induce Mexico into an alliance versus the United States, this was his motives for declaring war against Germany. Unrestricted submarine warfare a desperate effort to counter the British blockade of Germany, would lead …show more content…
Larger countries felt as if they had an ethical responsibility/obligation to defend and profit. Some of the consequences of World War one is the high cost of participation of many countries. Germany and Great Britain are the main ones who spent more compare to the other countries. They spent about sixty percent of the money their economy produced. This cause inflation after the war. However, since the United States entered the war a little later, it did not suffer as much destruction as the European countries did. There was also a consequence in politics after the world war one such as new countries were created out of old empires. World war one also changed society. For instance, birth rates went down, civilians lost their homes and fled to other countries, women’s’ role also change because of the war. Women played a major role in replacing the men who left to war in factories and