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Why was America interested in the War?
1. Americans favored the French and British
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2. The US did a lot of trade with European countries, mainly the Allied Powers
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3. The information about the war was coming from Britain and France
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4. German’s actions were viewed as harsh
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• Britain stopped American ships and ordered them to port for searches
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• Germans issued unrestricted submarine warfare– In May of 1915, a German U-boat sank the British
passenger ship Lusitania– Wilson demanded Germany to apologize
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Zimmermann Note
• Arthur Zimmermann wrote a note to Mexico• Said Germany would give Mexico Texas,
Arizona and New Mexico if they helped them in the war
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• Declared war on April 6, 1917