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Reasons for U.S. Entry into WWI

Reasons for U.S. Entry into WWI. Day 2 Notes. So the war has started in Europe…. http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXtsiqrhqsU. The U.S. stayed away from WWI from 1914-1917…. Woodrow Wilson strongly opposed imperialism and most didn’t see it as our war…yet.

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Reasons for U.S. Entry into WWI

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  1. Reasons for U.S. Entry into WWI Day 2 Notes

  2. So the war has started in Europe… • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXtsiqrhqsU

  3. The U.S. stayed away from WWI from 1914-1917… • Woodrow Wilson strongly opposed imperialism and most didn’t see it as our war…yet. • Many new immigrants to the U.S. had ties to Europe, but most were from Western Europe. • English speaking people felt aligned with Britain (Pan-English?) • Propaganda starts pouring in to the U.S. about the war from mostly British sources. • Whose side of the story do you think American citizens are getting?

  4. Why did the U.S. eventually enter WWI?

  5. Threats from U-Boats! • Germans develop U-Boats (submarines) to get around British blockades. • Blockades are naval ships lined up to stop trade ships from going in or out of places. • German’s threaten to sink any ships around Britain, which enrages the U.S., who is trying to stay neutral (and trade with Britain!)

  6. Sinking of the Lusitania • Germans sink this British passenger ship • The attack kills nearly 1,200 passengers • More importantly…128 Americans die • Many Americans are furious as newspapers report it and immediately blame the Germans!

  7. The Zimmermann Telegram • A note written by German official Arthur Zimmermann to the Ambassador of Mexico • It urged Mexico to join Germany against the United States. • It was intercepted by the British and eventually reached American newspapers.

  8. Sussex Pledge Broken • The Sussex Pledge was made between the U.S. and Germany 1916. • They agreed not to attack each other’s ships. • After the Zimmermann Telegram, the Germans went back on their word and began attacking. • The Germans sank four U.S. ships in March 1917.

  9. The U.S. FinalllyEnters the War….

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