Pretend that you are President Woodrow wilson. At what point would you decide to ask Congress to declare war on Germany? Review the events that led to the U.S entering world war 1 and explain when you would enter the war and why. 5 paragraph essay help me with some of it

In 1915, Germany introduced a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic. This meant U-Boats were hunting and sinking merchant shipping without warning. The RMS Lusitania left New York on 1st May, 1915, bound for Liverpool. Of 1,962 passengers, 1,198 lost their lives. Among the dead were 128 Americans, causing widespread outrage in the US.

The German invasion of Belgium

Following Germany’s invasion of neutral Belgium in 1914, stories began to circulate about atrocities committed against Belgian civilians. These stories, both true and exaggerated, were seized upon for propaganda. This propaganda was soon sweeping the US, firing anti-German sentiment.

American loans

The US had a vested financial interest in the outcome of the war in Europe. American businesses and banks made huge loans to the Allies. If they didn’t win then they were unlikely to get their money back.

The reintroduction of unrestricted submarine warfare

Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917. During February and March, several US cargo vessels were sunk without warning, resulting in the United States severing diplomatic ties with Berlin.

The Zimmerman telegram

The German diplomatic representative in Mexico received a secret telegram penned by German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann. It proposed a secret alliance between Germany and Mexico, should the United States enter the war. The British passed the document to Washington and it appeared on the front page of American newspapers on 1st March. The United States declared war on Germany and began to mobilize.

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