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=__ The United States Enters WWI __= = = =Americans Take Sides= =**Moving Toward War**= =**The United States Declaration**=
 * American public favored the Allied cause all together. German Americans obviously supported their homeland and Irish Americans supported sympathized with the Central Powers. Even so, America was neutral for 2 years, and during this time there was a conflict saying we should be prepared for the war and others saying we shouldn't and they tried to urge the President to not build up the military. A big part of Americans were pro-British. Many American military leaders believed an Allied victory was the only way to preserve the international balance of power. British officials used propaganda to influence Americas opinion. Americas business interests leaned toward the allies. The countries prosperity was intertwined with the military fortunes of Britain, France, and Russia. If the Allies won, the money would be paid back, if not, it would be lost forever. **
 * Even though they supported the Allies and hoped for their victory but they didn't want to join. However, America soon drew into war after a series of conflicts. Britain declared a blockade of German ports and began intercepting neutral merchant ships sailing to Europe. It led to protests from the U.S. beucase Britain and France depended on food, equipment, and other supplies from the U.S. Germany then deployed submarines know as U-Boats. In 1915 Germany announced they would sink any ship without warning around Britain . On May 7, 1915, British passenger ship //Lusitania// entered the war zone. The attack outraged Americans. Wilson tried to defuse the crisis and refused to threaten Germany with war saying America was too proud to fight. He sent several protests insisting that it stop endangering the lives of noncombatans in the war zone. After Germany his a French passenger ship called the //Sussex,// he then gave them one last warning and demanded they abandon thier methods of submarine warfare or risk war with the U.S. Germany then promised certain conditions to sink no more merchant ships without warning. The Sussex Pledge kept the U.S. out of war a little longer. Wilson's campaign slogan was "He kept us out the war." **
 * In January 1917, a British intelligence intercepted the Zimmerman telegram. It was leaked to American newspapers shortly after. Americans then thought it was necessary to have war with Germany.. On February 1, 1917, Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare. German military leaders believed they could starve the British into submission in 4-6 months if thier U-boats began sinking all ships on sight. However, they did not think that the Americans could raise an army and transport it to Europe in time. Between Feb. 3rd and March 21st, Germany sunk 6 American ships. President Wilson appeared before a special session of Congress on April 2, 1917. He declared that "the world must be made safe for democracy," and asked to declare war on Germany. **
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