Reasons for USA entering WW1 in 1917
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- Why USA entered WW1 in 1917
- Sinking of the Lusitania
- Made Public opinion in America opposed to Germany
- Alois ZImmeman, German Foreign Minister, proposed Mexico-Germany Alliance, behind America's back
- BROUGHT THE WAR TO THE US'S DOORSTEP
- Alois ZImmeman, German Foreign Minister, proposed Mexico-Germany Alliance, behind America's back
- 1915: RMS Lusitania en-route to Liverpool from New York was bombed by threatening German U-Boats
- Germany launched unrestricted submarine in the Atlantic
- Still not the biggest factor, didn't cause instant desire for war
- Made Public opinion in America opposed to Germany
- Russian Bolshevik Revolution
- Russia pulled out of the war
- First Red Scare
- Meant that joining allies would be a 'fight for democracy'
- Desperation of Britain
- Secret telegame sent to USA saying Brits were bankrupt and could not continue war effort without America
- The two shared trading interests and regularly trade with one another, creating alliance
- Zimmerman Telegram
- Decisive event
- 1916: Germany suffering economic problems
- Germany launched unrestricted submarine in the Atlantic
- Alois ZImmeman, German Foreign Minister, proposed Mexico-Germany Alliance, behind America's back
- BROUGHT THE WAR TO THE US'S DOORSTEP
- US declared war on Germany in April 1917
- Trading Interests
- The two shared trading interests and regularly trade with one another, creating alliance
- Massive American and financial support for Allies meant they inevitably took sides
- America trading interests in China meant they could not allow what Japanese control over China/rise of Japan.
- Sinking of the Lusitania
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