Analysis: Why The US Join World War I
What Led The United States To Enter Into World War One?
The United States joined World War One on April 6th, 1917, and sided on the allies. The war had many countries on both sides; the Central Powers was made up of Austria Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire. While the Allies consisted of Serbia, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, and the United States. There are many different beliefs on why the U.S. joined the war, like how germany attacked the U.S.´s ships and property over and over again. But in the end, all evidence supports that the United States Joined World War II because of Germanyś Submarine Warfare.
There are many conspiracies out there. One conspiracies are the U.S. joining because of economic …show more content…
joined WWI because of the attacks on U.S. property. Germany attacked ships with non combat U.S. citizens on board, Killing hundreds. The sinking of the Lusitania on May 7th, 1915 which killed 1201 passengers on board and 128 of those were U.S. citizens was one of the first events to piss Woodrow Wilson off. Wilson sent the first four diplomatic protests to Germany on May 13th, 1915. Wilsons third note he sent stated ¨when they affect American citizens, as deliberately unfriendly.¨ (Data set 8). On May 4th 1916 Wilson condemned Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. Wilson was fed up with Germany's surprise attacks on any ships with U.S. citizens, he was tired of lives being taken. Of the 12 U.S. citizens 10 made it out alive. The two people who went missing and were reported dead were Elizabeth Baldwin and her father (UPI.com). Scared by the U.S. threats and uproar German government withdrew its policy and would from then on gove warning to any ships before attacking (Data set 9). Germany's reintroduction of submarine warfare was ¨cruel and unmanly business¨ (data set 11), and president Wilson wasn't going to put up with it. In Data set number 11, Woodrow Wilson states in his speech to congress on April 2nd 1917 ¨I am not now thinking of the loss of property involved, immense and serious as that is, but only of the wanton and wholesale destruction of the lives of non-combatants, men, women, and children, engaged in pursuits
The United States joined World War One on April 6th, 1917, and sided on the allies. The war had many countries on both sides; the Central Powers was made up of Austria Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire. While the Allies consisted of Serbia, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, and the United States. There are many different beliefs on why the U.S. joined the war, like how germany attacked the U.S.´s ships and property over and over again. But in the end, all evidence supports that the United States Joined World War II because of Germanyś Submarine Warfare.
There are many conspiracies out there. One conspiracies are the U.S. joining because of economic …show more content…
joined WWI because of the attacks on U.S. property. Germany attacked ships with non combat U.S. citizens on board, Killing hundreds. The sinking of the Lusitania on May 7th, 1915 which killed 1201 passengers on board and 128 of those were U.S. citizens was one of the first events to piss Woodrow Wilson off. Wilson sent the first four diplomatic protests to Germany on May 13th, 1915. Wilsons third note he sent stated ¨when they affect American citizens, as deliberately unfriendly.¨ (Data set 8). On May 4th 1916 Wilson condemned Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. Wilson was fed up with Germany's surprise attacks on any ships with U.S. citizens, he was tired of lives being taken. Of the 12 U.S. citizens 10 made it out alive. The two people who went missing and were reported dead were Elizabeth Baldwin and her father (UPI.com). Scared by the U.S. threats and uproar German government withdrew its policy and would from then on gove warning to any ships before attacking (Data set 9). Germany's reintroduction of submarine warfare was ¨cruel and unmanly business¨ (data set 11), and president Wilson wasn't going to put up with it. In Data set number 11, Woodrow Wilson states in his speech to congress on April 2nd 1917 ¨I am not now thinking of the loss of property involved, immense and serious as that is, but only of the wanton and wholesale destruction of the lives of non-combatants, men, women, and children, engaged in pursuits