Why did the United States enter WWI?

Question

Why did the americans stay out of the war for 3 years?
What are the three reasons why they entered?
What extra motives di president wilson have for entering the war?

Please help

Answer 1

Well, popular opinion was violently against entering what was, accurately in fact, seen as a European civil war. The reasons behind this view are due to the large numbers of Irish-Americans and German-Americans in the US. Neither of which had much reason to support Great Britain or her allies. Britain was widely seen as being not much better than the Kaisers Germany. (Remember also, that Britain was not a true democracy in 1914.) Also, the US had the tradition dating back literally to George Washington about "avoiding foreign entanglements". Finally, US trade was not affected by the ongoing military operations.
Unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans resulted in the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915. 124 Americans were lost, and the Allies made the most of this propaganda victory. By the rules of war, the Lusitania WAS a valid target, but the ruthless manner in which the Germans attacked her outraged US opinion. In fact, the outcry led the Germans to suspend submarine operations until 1917.
The resumption of unrestricted sub warfare was an important reason ("freedom of the seas". The US went to war with Britain in 1812 over this issue.)
Finally, the last straw was the Zimmerman Telegram.
This was a telegram from the German to Foreign Ministry to their ambassador in Mexico, Herr Zimmerman, promising that if they came into the war, they would get back the lands lost in the 1846 war.
Finally, Wilson although a pacifist originally, saw that the war was more and more, about self-determination. The Fourteen Points give one a good insight into his state of mind.

Answer 2

Simple, As Germany had progressed into the war, the German population was 3 percent jewish and out of that percent had made a deal with Britain that if they would help them win the war they would give the jews palestine which they wanted in the first place. So the jews told Britain that how to win the war was to bring america into the war since at the time 59 jews were members in congress and of course their going to agree with Britain to accomplish their main goal in getting palestine for their own.

Answer 3

The United States mainly entered World War I because of the German U-boats gaining unrestricted submarine warfare and blowing up several civilian ships. At least, that's what I remembered in history class.

Answer 4

We pretty much had no reason to join World War I in the first place. Wilson decided we should join the cause anyway. In the end, all the United States received was nothing.

Answer 5

America was a great example of how different European nationalities could live together happily and prosperously, and the war in Europe was a dreadful example of how they couldn't. It is no wonder that the U.S. didn't want to get involved in it, and especially not to send troops to fight against some of their own ex-countrymen.

Germany did not actually begin unrestricted submarine warfare against U.S. ships in 1917, she was only thinking about it. President Wilson broke off diplomatic relations with Germany on February 3 because of its continued submarine warfare against the Allies, but said he would not declare war until there was some overt hostile act against the U.S. What eventually triggered the declaration of war was the Zimmerman telegram.

The British intercepted and decoded this telegram in January 1917. In it, the German foreign minister (Zimmerman) instructed his Ambassador in Mexico (von Eckert) to persuade Mexico to declare war at the same time as Germany would resume unrestricted submarine warfare. If this forced the U.S. to sue for peace, Germany's terms would include the return of large portions of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona to Mexico.

Britain told the U.S. about this late in February, and it broke in the newspapers on March 1. The situation was tense, because the Allies were desperate for American military help, and nobody wanted to accuse the British of faking the telegram, but nobody wanted the U.S. to be dragged into the war by a hoax. Argument flowed back and forward for a week or two, until suddenly Zimmerman himself in Germany announced "Yes, I cannot deny it, it is true". Public opinion in the States until then had not been much bothered about ships and submarines, but on seeing that there was a threat to their own territory, it suddenly crystallised, and on April 2 the President confidently asked Congress for a declaration of war, and got it.

So on a strict reading of the historical facts, there was only one reason for entry, and the President had only one motive. Different historians would argue for different additional reasons and motives, so pick your own.

Answer 6

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I believe it was because the Germans had an indiscriminate naval regime and sank any shipping supporting the allied powers - including US ships - that brought America into the war.

Answer 7

Why Did America Join Ww1

Answer 8

The immediate cause of American involvement grew out of the naval conflict between Germany and Great Britain. Britain used its superior naval power to maximum effect by setting up a naval blockade of Germany. Germany retaliated by imposing a counter-blockade enforced by the use of unrestricted submarine warfare. Strong American protest over the German sinking of passenger liners, especially the British ship "Lusitania" on May 7th, 1915, when over a hundred Americans lost their lives, forced the German government to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare in September.

Well, in January 1997, Germans decided to return to use unrestricted submarine warfare to starve the British into submission. The return of the warfare brought America into the war.

Answer 9

the main reason the US entered WWI is because of the German U-boats gaining unrestricted submarine warfare and blowing up several civilian ships... well that is at least one reason, there are more.

Answer 10

I would not overlook the fact that American bankers had loaded billions of dollars to the allied countries. If these countries fell the loans would have never been repaid.