World War I The United States Declares War
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World War I The United States Declares War Chapter 19 Section 2
German Submarine Warfare Chapter 19, Section 2 n n New weapon- Germans use U-boat and change rules of Naval warfare q Unterseeboot q Fire on merchant ships without warning May 7, 1915 a U-boat sinks British liner Lusitania; 128 Americans among the dead q U. S. public opinion turns against Germany Wilson asks for end to unrestricted submarine warfare q Germany agrees but soon does it again March 24, 1916 - 2 more Americans killed on French boat Sussex q Sussex Pledge- Germany again agrees to warn ships before attacking
The Sinking of the Lusitania
Moving Toward War n Wilson wins re-election in 1916 q n n “He kept us out of War” 1917 -Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare The Zimmerman Note q Secret offer to Mexico n n n Alliance of Germany, Mexico against U. S. Mexico will get territory in Southwest (TX, NM, AZ) American people outraged and closer to war
The Zimmerman Telegram
The War Resolution n March 1917 - Russian Revolution q q n n March 1917 -Germany sinks more US ships Wilson asks Congress for declaration of war q n Russia’s czar replaced w a republican government Now a war of democracy vs autocracies. “The world must be made safe for democracy” April 6 - Congress votes to declare war against Germany
