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The United States
Enters World War I
By Art Lewandowski
Fostoria High School
What Does The U.S. Do?
 Remain Neutral?
– U.S. has mixed feelings- a nation of
immigrants, support Germany?
– This was Europe’s war, stay out?
– Germany the “bully of Europe”
Pushing the U.S. to War
 British Blockade of Germ
-no supplies in or out of Germany
-Americans begin to take a side
 German Submarine Warfare
-starting to affect American shipping
 Lusitania sunk (May 1915) by u-boats
– Germans promise to stop sub warfare……..
 British Propaganda
Executed for helping British
Troops escape Belgium,
1915, publicized world-wide
Pushing the U.S. to War
 The Zimmerman Note (Jan 1917):
-Germany sends message to Mexico: “ We are resuming
sub warfare, Help us beat the U.S. and we’ll give you
back the American west.”
-America reacts….
 Congress Declares War on Germany (April
1917)…why Germany and not UK?
 The Russian Revolution 1917: severely
weakens Russia
– Russia has to make peace treaty with Central powers
– w/draws from combat& the Allies begin to struggle