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The British use their large Navy to contol importing in Germany.
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German submarines sunk the Brithish passanger ship Lusitania killing 128 Americans. This Angered America.
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German submarine sank the Arabic killing forty-four passengers and two U.S. citizens.
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The ship was mistaken for a minelayer and torpedoed by a German U-boat. The Sussex did not sink; it was towed into the French port of Boulogne. Fifty persons were killed in the incident; no Americans lost their lives, but several were injured.
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Wilson campaign slogan was based on him keeping us out of war tough it was a huge challenge.
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Wilson suggested the war just end with no winner or loser and be peace.
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The Germans would resume to sink ANY ship in British waters.
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The British showed Wilson a letter they intercepted from Germany that was going to Mexico to try to get them to attack us if we got involved over in their war.
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Germans sunk 4 merchant ships in Great Britain.
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Russian Government is overthrown from poor use of military and they were sick of being in the war.
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Wilson was outraged and could take no more of this and declares he wants to go to war against the Central Powers.
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Congress declares war officially on the Central Powers.
