Why the United states Joined World War 1
If world war 1 started in 1914, then why did American join in 1917? Why not just stay out? Well, America planned to stay out of WW1, but after a while, we ended up joining. So the question is, why did we join?
- Sinking of the Lusitania (1915)
- The "Sussex" pledge (1916)
- Germany renews unrestricted U Boat attacks (1917)
- The Zimmerman Telegraph- A coded telegraph sent to Mexico urging them to join the war with Germany, in return Germany would help Mexico go to war the the USA for lost territories.