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This was signed by Wilson at the start of the War, saying that the U.S. is a neutral country in the war.
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This is a U.S. passenger boat that was sunk by the German U-Boats which created tension.
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This is the date that the Sussex Pledge was made.
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Great Britain intercepted a note that Germany was sending to Mexico. It basically said that if you help us in the war we wll give you a piece of the U.S.
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The U.S. were tired of the Germans sinking their boats so the came out of neutrality and joined the allies.
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The German U-Boats were ruthless in the sense that they would just shoot and then sink any boat. These three american boats were an example of them sinking boats.
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On April 2nd, Wilson asked Congress if he could declare war on Germany. They granted his request and then by April 6th they were at war.