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U.S. Entry into the war

  • President Wilso to Congress:

    President Wilso to Congress:
    President Wilson is stating to congress a speech about that America and its people will remain neutral in the war thats happening in Europe. Also, that support will be given on both sides of the people fighting in Europe to remain neutral.
  • U.S. Department of State declaration:

    U.S. Department of State declaration:
    The U.S. Department of State declaration was basically saying that merchants from the US going into these nations while in war can carry an armament only for defense purposes without being a sense of a " ship of war "
  • German declaration

    German declaration
    The German declaration is basically stating that any ships from in all the waters surrounding Great Britain and Ireland, will be attacked and destroyed. That in those waters is to be a sense of " war zone "
  • President Wilson declaration

    President Wilson declaration
    President Wilson is responding to the German declaration and that if they attack a merchant ship or any ship that holds the American Flag and that holds no threat. America would have to be considered for the people a view the act in any other light than as an indefensible violation of neutral rights.
  • U.S. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan to Germany

    U.S. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan to Germany
    The U.S. Secretary of State is declaring to Germany about what they have just done. Violating american rights and the neutrality act. The lusitania a steam ship on May 7, 1915, by which over 100 American citizens lost their lives. But the Secretary wants to deal with the issue in a peaceful manner that the U.S. decesion on neutrality is entact.
  • President Wilson to Congress:

    President Wilson to Congress:
    President is declaring to Congress that if Germany does not take away their laws in the waters of destroying non enemy ships or non war ships. The United States government can have no choice but to sever diplomatic relations with the government of the German Empire altogether.
  • Zimmerman telegram, Germany to Mexico:

    Zimmerman telegram, Germany to Mexico:
    The Zimmerman telegram was sent to mexico to declare an alliance if they would start a war against Mexico. by claring that germany will give financial support, and that they could reconquer the lost territory in New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona
  • President Wilson to the U.S. Senate

    President Wilson to the U.S. Senate
    President Wilson due to all these events that Germany keeps putting down against America. President Wilson still declares and will follow the Neutrality act.
  • President Wilson's 2nd inaugural Address

    President Wilson's 2nd inaugural Address
    President Wilson's 2nd inaugural Address was basically saying that they will still not go into war and will still begin to remain neutral. President Wilson also states that " to a more active assertion fo our rights as we see them and a more inmediate association with the great struggle itself ".
  • President Wilson to Congress

    President Wilson to Congress
    President Wilson is stating to congress that due to all the events that Germany has done and is still killing American people who show no threat in joining the war. President Wilson goes to Congress and states that " I advise that the Congress declare the recent course of the imperial German Govenment to be in fact nothing less than war..". President Wilson's mind has changed and is now convincing Congress to now enter the war.
  • U.S. Congressional declaration

    U.S. Congressional declaration
    The US Congress has declared that they agree on what President Wilson is asking for and the United States will enter a course of war against the German Empire.
  • British Prime Minister David Lloyd George to the American Club of London

    British Prime Minister David Lloyd George to the American Club of London
    The British Prime minister is stating a sort of welcome that the United States is joining the Allies to defeat the German Empire and their alliances. the british Prime minister states that all the imperial powers combined can end this trecherous war that lies upon them to defeat the German Empire and their alliances.
  • President Wilson to the American Public

    President Wilson to the American Public
    President Wilson is talking towards the American public on why they changed their mindset of being a neutral country towards the war. Also, President Wilson is stating that the cause that their are fighiting for is for what they believe and wish to be the rights of mankind and for the future peace and security of the world.