The
official stated reason for enteringby
American leadership was to make the world a freer place.
There is no doubt
that American patriotism and ideals had an impact on the decision to go to
war
but we cannot ignore the actual incidents that also led to the decision.
The US actually had no
interest in entering World War I in the beginning. The
American public and politicians wanted to
stay out at first. We can say that
the US was encouraged to enter the conflict by the
developments that took
place in 1914 and 1915.
The death of 120 Americans on
a
British ship destroyed by the Germans in 1915 and the discovery of Germany's plans
to
cooperate with Mexicans for American territories caused the US to enter
World War I.
It was discovered that Germany was trying to
get Mexico to join World War I on the side
of the Germans. In return, they
were promised the territories which they had lost to the US
previously.
These incidents caused a shift in the view of the
American
public, who eventually supported the decision to enter World War
I.
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