States policy regarding the sinking of vessels‚ the protection of American travelers‚ trading and lending‚ and personal feelings show that the Unites States’ "true spirit of neutrality" (Doc. A) was not very true after all. The first sign showing America was not neutral is Wilson’s reaction to the sinking of the Lusitania. Prior to the sinking‚ the Germans were already dealing with the British Blockade. Thus‚ enforcing unrestricted submarine warfare. After the sinking‚ President Wilson demanded
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unrestricted submarine warfare. Before America’s entry‚ The U.S-German relations were neutral. They were not much involved with each other apart from political and labor relations. America’s opinion changed throughout the war after the sinking of the Lusitania‚ the Zimmerman Telegram and because of the European alliances that America was involved with. America’s entry in World War 1 in 1917 was based on a number of key factors Economics‚ Retaliation and Pre-emption. Economics - .. At the
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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
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invasion. Necessity for war Therefore Germanys fears were justifiable. America’s justification for entering the war - Germany’s sinking of ships was ludacris. Americans were well aware that ships slipping into war zones in the vicinity of Britain inherently had the risk of being sunk. In fact‚ the only people justified attacking were the Germans. The American ship‚ the Lusitania‚ possesed weapons aboard bound for Britain. The Germans had no choice but to sink it. • The germans weren’t the only ones breaking
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On January 9th‚ 1917‚ Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg announced the use of unrestricted submarine warfare. Hollweg decided that the policy of a wholesale-unrestricted attack might keep America out of the war. Due to the weakness of the country at the moment‚ their best line of defense would be through these unrestricted attacks. Americas “neutral ships” had been moving across the Atlantic bringing in supplies for the allies. This brought Hollweg to the conclusion to use U- boats and use this zone of
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crossfire between Germany and Britain. The Lusitania‚ British cruise/transport ship had left New York for Britain‚ and along the way‚ had been assaulted by a U-ring of German submarines. About twelve hundred people died‚ with about 130 of them being American (Answers.com). Seeing as the U.S’ fuse was rather short by then‚ we took this as the final straw. We ‚ Americans‚ declared initiation into the way shortly after the upset arose from the sinking of the Lusitania. Although we had previously been racking
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equivalent of two burgers in a modern fast-food restaurant. Faith in the Kaiser was reducing. The German public were putting pressure on the Government to stop fighting‚ to stop the war. The British Blockade also sunk any German ships that they found. The sinking of German Ships cut supplies of food and Nitrates to Germany - Nitrate being vital for the making of explosives for the army‚ and fertiliser for the farmers. The result of the British Blockade was that over 300‚000 German died due to malnutrition
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During the second half of President Woodrow Wilson’s first administration‚ he fought to keep the United States out of World War I. In trying to keep the United States out of war‚ President Wilson delivered his Second Inaugural Address on March 5‚ 1917.Although‚ President Wilson hopes for peace; he believed that America would have to eventually get involved. In an attempt to tell about his hope of peace‚ Wilson used this speech to appeal ethically and emotionally to the citizens. With the use of ethos
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workers‚ and soldiers were swept up by this flu‚ and immobilized completely. Not only were the Americans on our soil getting affected but also the brave men on the frontlines in Europe. The United States entered the war with relish‚ German U-boats were sinking American ships‚ and killing American citizens in an effort to cut off American supplies going into Europe. America at this point‚ was already heavily connected
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slow or stop the amount of supplies the Germans had‚ the Germans resorted to using their submarines to put a blockade of sorts around the British Isles as well. During this blockade of Britain‚ the Lusitania is sunk by a submarine and 128 American citizens perish. After the sinking of the Lusitania‚ Germany removes the submarine blockade of the British Isles‚ and trade between Britain and the US goes nearly back to normal. The fact that the US were protesting the use of German submarines‚ and not
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