Americans Prepare for War

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Americans Prepare for War Chapter 23, Section 2

Background Information Many Americans sympathized with former homelands Viewed WWI as a European Conflict Many Americans did not want to enter the war

Neutral President Woodrow Wilson declared that America would be neutral But merchants continued to trade with Europe, mostly the Allies

Germany Attacks German U-Boats tried to stop supplies May 1915 Germany attacked the Lusitania, a British passenger liner 1,200 people were killed 128 Americans killed

March 1916, U-Boat attacked the Sussex, a French passenger ship 80 Americans killed

Congress Declares War Zimmerman Note Secret telegram to Mexico sent by Germany Proposed an alliance against the United States Promised Mexico to win back land Congress declared war on April 6, 1917