Why Did Germany's Decision To Enter Ww1

Abstract There are many reasons that contributed to Woodrow Wilson’s decision to enter World War I and declare war against Germany. The sinking of the Sussex and other U.S. naval fleets was a main factor. President Wilson had already realized that Germany was not afraid to take down American vessels, with the sinking of two American ships prior to the sinking of the Sussex. Americans were not so eager to go to war, so we pushed for war through propaganda. American propaganda stressed for America to support the allies, and showed complete hatred toward Kaiser. Germany demonstrated a great power, and a relentless determination, which made America very fearful of Germany’s dictatorship. It was easy to see that if we didn’t act, Germany’s power would grow and would be able to severely cripple the U.S. The U.S. also had too many business interests with their allies and could not risk losing trade power, so helping our allies in their time of need was an absolute necessity. And, as if sinking our ships wasn’t enough, we later found out that Germany asked Mexico to fight against the U.S., but the U.S. intercepted the message, thus giving the U.S. more reason to take a stand (World War I).
The Zimmerman Note
In January of 1916, a message was intercepted from German foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmerman. This
We didn’t have the time to wait for people to decide to join the fight. Visually appealing posters were designed. They would be placed all over the towns, and were printed in a variety of languages. One of the most famous iconic American images ever made was the picture of Uncle Sam pointing to the reader above the words, “I Want You for U.S. Army.” The goal of the propaganda posters was to help gain an emotional response from the public. They made it hard for people to turn away from Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam (Cook,