Causes of US entry into WWI

By DarianH36

  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    six serbian assassins were planning to kill the Archduke ferdinand.
    only one succeeded. the serbian's actions caused the beginning of the Great War, known as WWI.

  • Sinking of the Lusitania

    Sinking of the Lusitania
    this ship was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland. 1,198 lives including 128 americans lives were lost.
    this ship was a passenger ship.

  • Arabic Pledge

    Arabic Pledge
    woodrew wilson told germany not to sink any ships so the germans made a promise that would not harm non military ships 30 minutes before they sank them

  • Pancho villa Raids Mexico

    Pancho villa Raids Mexico
    he was a bandit to the US and a revolutionary to mexico.
    he was responsible for the raid on columbus. pancho villa wanted to provoke a war between mexico and the United States. Woodrew Wilson appointed general John J Perishing to hunt him down in mexico. he was never fouund.

  • "He kept us out of war"

    "He kept us out of war"
    slogan for his re-election campaign that wilson strived on.
    later in the year this slogan was broken by the germans re-using unrestricted submarine warfare

  • Sessex pledge

    Sessex pledge
    promise made by germany to the united states
    -passenger ships not targeted
    -merchant ships would not sink

  • Resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare

    Resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
    Wilson broke off diplomatic relations with germany.
    germany became very strained when british intelligence intercepted a message to germany from mexico where as germany offerd support to mexico if america would enter the war because of unrestricted submarine warfare

  • Zimmerman Code

    Zimmerman Code
    created by Author Zimmerman.
    a secret telegraph code that proposed a German-Mexican alliance.
    this code leaked out into the public and quickly infuriating Americans

  • Russian Revolution

    Russian Revolution
    Tsar nicholas II was overthrown and lenin and Bolsheviks took power.
    the empire collapsed and the people rose up. this revolution was a growing cause of WWI

  • WWI begins and US reaction

    WWI begins and US reaction
    wilson asked congress for a declaration of war on germany.
    germany's unrestricted submarine warfare ignited Woodrew wilson to wage war against the germans.
    the US reacted by switvhing to war economy and women started to work in more jobs.