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What Led America into World War I
This timeline looks through events in history around WWI and looks at the events that influenced the denunciation of neutrality in America
Created by
Alexis Weatherman
⟶ Updated 18 Nov 2018 ⟶
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Events
Germany Declared War on Russia
America Declared Neutrality
German U-Boat torpedoed the British passenger ship Lusitania.
Wilson received a message from German state secretary of foreign affairs, Arthur Zimmermann to the German minister in Mexico
Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany
British, French, and German governments had no interest in compromise or "peace without victory"
The German had sunk 6 American ships
Assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Periods
Wilson sent Edward M. House to London and to Berlin
German Government resumed unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany's violation of neutrality
Leaders in favor of the Allies, making policies that support Allies
War strengthened economic ties with Allies
Event progress
Of Americans quickly sided with the Allies
