How Did Woodrow Wilson Able To Remain Neutral

There were four main principle grounds on which Wilson was willing to reverse America’s diplomatic tradition of remaining neutral. The first principle was that Germany was breaking international law. At that time, sinking civilian ships was not allowed internationally. To convince America to no longer remain neutral, he addressed the fact that the Germans were not only breaking an U.S. law, but also breaking a world law. Another principle was that the U-boats that Germany was attacking with were unfair in terms of war. Systems for underwater detection had not yet been developed, and the weapons would attack with no warning which gave no chance to the other party involved. Also, Wilson spoke about how much property would be lost because of these stealthy weapons. American ships and supplies had been destroyed because of these U-boats. To pull at patriotism, Wilson brought up this issue. Lastly, Woodrow Wilson mentioned the concept of human lives being lost. This issue tugged at the heartstrings of the people in order to break neutrality. In all four of the important principles, Wilson displayed his willingness to take a side in the war.
Wilson seemed to
In Woodrow Wilson’s address, he expressed two main American interests which were to make the world safe for democracy and to help countries become independent. However, he did not express all of the United States’ wants. One interest that was not expressed was that the U.S. wanted revenge for the people and the property lost. Another interest that wasn’t shown was the fact of America wanting to be “imperialistic” instead of spreading democracy. In reality, America wanted to have authority over other countries and this would have been achieved by winning a war. Winning the also would have shown that the U.S. as a world power. Overall, Wilson did not express all of the American’s interests because it would have made the country look