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This crisis affected America because of how President Theodore Roosevelt threatened to send the American Naval Fleet to attack these countries.
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When the United States got involved, and threatened to send the American Navy to fix the problem, Germany especially got upset with America. They looked at it as it was none of America's business what happened which created a conflict between the US and Germany.
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The Venezuela Crisis was when Germany, France, and the United Kingdom tried to block the Venezuelan coast. The reason they did this was because Cipriano Castro (the ruler of Venezuela at the time) owed these European countries money that he had loaned. He had said he would pay it back and never did.
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The Lusitania was a British ocean liner on its way back to England when a Germany U-boat sunk it. For a short period of time this was the largest passenger ship. During this attack by Germany, there were over 120 Americans killed.
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The Sussex was a cross-channel passenger ship. This boat was crossing when a German submarine attacked this unarmed boat. There were 80 deaths and 2 wounded Americans.
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The reason that there were so much of this propaganda was mostly trying to get people to do one of two things: 1) buy war bonds or 2) to enlist in the military.
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The Zimmermann telegram was a telegram from Germany to Mexico. This telegram was Germany asking Mexico to invade the United States. This is what pushed America over the edge and a few months later on April 2, 1917 America declared war on Germany and entered World War 1.
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Shortly after the Zimmerman telegraph was found, The United States' government decided to become a part of the allies. The main Allies consisted of Russia, Britain, and France.
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During this war, president Wilson created his 14 points. These points were used to bring peace and to start a negotiation with the Central Powers to end this war.
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The Battle of Cantigny was the first battle that America fought in once they entered this war. The Battle of Cantigny was to help newer American Fighters and newer French fighters be more confident on the battle field. The Allies knew that this would be an easy battle to win. This battle was indeed an Allied victory.
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The entire war was an Allied victory. America gained no land due to the fact that the US did not enter the war for land. This war was to gain peace among all nations and all
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This was an organization that brought all nations together after this great war. It was intended to bring peace to everyone.
