Transcript Steps to US entry into WW1

Sequence of
Events:
The United States
Enters WWI
-1914-Assasination of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
-WW1 officially begins…
-The U.S. chooses to stay
neutral.
Step 1:
When the war starts, President
Woodrow Wilson announces a
policy of neutrality.
Step 2:
Both sides use propaganda
during the war.(information used
to influence opinion)
Step 3
The U.S. tried to trade with both sides
but because of Britain's blockade of
Germany, they were forced to trade
mostly with the Allies.
Step 4
• Germany uses unrestricted
submarine warfare to retaliate against
Britain (merchant, naval, cruise ships)
• EXAMPLE: Sinking of the Lusitania:
British passenger ship with 128
Americans on board.
Step 5
Zimmermann Telegram: Telegram sent to
Mexico from Germany in January of 1917,
asking them to enter the war against the
United States.
Step 6
Russian Revolution
(Civil war in Russia causes
them to pull out of WW1)
Step 7
Germany sinks four American
merchant ships in March of
1917.
Step 8
April 6th, 1917
-U.S. joins the Allies
and declares war