Reasons
Why the United States Entered WWI
President
Woodrow Wilson initially maintained a neutral stand that made the United States
to seize from war in 1914. Initially, the country only supported trade through
the provision of material assistance to the allies. As of May 1915,128 United
States citizens were killed after the Germans sunk a British an event that angered
the US. For this reason, the president
requested the Congress to declare war on Germany on April, 1917. The aim of
Germany was to starve the British until they surrendered and it sunk all the
ships across the Atlantic that provided aid to the Britain to achieve this
outcome. These events angered United State because it violated German pledge to
suspend its submarine welfare in the Atlantic. This encouraged US to enter the
war. After Zimmerman telegraph was intercepted by the British, the US realized
that Germany was forming an alliance with Mexico against them. The entire US
population was immensely mobilized to produce soldiers to the war and food
supplies through planting extra vegetables. The whole economy was also
channeled into the war to provide munitions and money to win the war.
Consequences
of U.S participation in the war
The
participation of US in the First World War came with consequences one being the
growth of industries in America. This came about as the munitions had to be
manufactured to support the war. This needed technology development that led to
the growth of industries. The war also opened job opportunities to women and
African-Americans. This was because able-bodied American men had gone to wars
leaving women and African-Americans as the only options to work in Factories.
The status of women changed and were given the right to vote following their
commitment and strength they had shown in the war.
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