Wilson administration faced was the threat of German submarine warfare. In February 1915‚ the German government‚ in consultation with its military leaders‚ decided to use submarines to wage economic warfare. On May 7‚ 1915‚ the British luxury liner Lusitania was sunk without warning by the German submarine U-20. In all‚ 1‚198 passengers died‚ including 128 Americans. Wilson issued a strong warning to Germany in a series of diplomatic notes. When speaking regarding the actions the United States will take
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Throughout history the United States Foreign Policies have changed drastically‚ and are still changing today. Over time it has been necessary for the foreign policy to change due to the vast advancements in technology and weapons. With WW1 and WW2 being the first world wars since America was founded‚ no one expected our foreign policy to perfect and it was not by any means. Throughout and following WW1 and WW2 our foreign policy changed dramatically and forced us to modify our policy‚ and modify
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flying the flag of a neutral nation to secure its safety. Wilson warned the Germans that he would hold them to account if any American ships were sunk. This threat was tested when on May 7th‚ 1915; the ‘Lusitania’ was sunk. 128 Americans that were on board were killed. However‚ the ‘Lusitania’ was not an American ship and Wilson accepted the Germans change in
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Why did the Germans lose the First World War The war ended with the allies of Britain‚ France and Russia winning the war successfully. There were many reasons to why the Allies won the war. Some of the reasons were the effects of the long war on the German Economy‚ the Alliance Systems‚ The Allied Naval Blockade on Germany and the entry of the U.S.A. At the start of the war two alliances had formed‚ the triple Entente which consisted of France‚ Russia and Great Britain. The Germans saw this
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of Belgium by the Germans‚ international newspapers published. There was an international outcry raised against the Germans‚ who did not relinquish control of Belgium well into 1918. Ultimately‚ it took the attack on the American vessel Lusitania‚ and the sinking of several merchant ships in 1917 for President Woodrow Wilson to declare war on Germany‚
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America at this time‚ has been trying to expand as a super power. President Wilson had his hands full during this time period in America. Wilson didn’t want to bring America into war but because of the unconventional submarine warfare and the sinking of the Lusitania. Wilson was forced to involve the United States in World War 1‚ but socialist leaders like Eugene V. Debs was against the United States to go to Europe and fight. Eugene talks in his speech and says “In every age there have been a few heroic
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warfare‚ and resumed unrestricted warfare against neutral ships. Senator Norris makes an argument for this as well stating that the British have also violated international law by mining waterways. However‚ no major incidents such as the sinking of the Lusitania ever arose from British mines. Furthermore‚ Germany went back on its word‚ and started unrestricted submarine attacks again after explicitly promising not to. Second‚ Wilson touches
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America. Submarine warfare against American ships pushed President Wilson into declaring war against Germany because Germany promised America that they wouldn’t. Making that to be one of the biggest causes for America going into war. The sinking of the RMS Lusitania had contained Americans on it and made America mad because of all the Americans who had died on the ship. America didn’t ratify the Treaty of Versailles because it made the League of Nations. The Senate did not approve of the U.S. joining
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on all vessels‚ including American vessels. Shortly after‚ the United States cut off all political relations with Germany. On March 18‚ 1917‚ without warning‚ German U-Boats attacked and destroyed three American vessels. Germany’s attack on the Lusitania in 1915‚ the Zimmerman telegram‚ and Germany’s attack on three American vessels in 1917 left Americans with a distrust and resentment for Germany and probably all the Central Powers. Even though President Wilson ran on a campaign of anti-war and
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