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The U.S president Wilson would ask congress to declare War on the Central Powers in April 2,1917 this Reasons were the following:
1. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, which killed over 100 Americans.
2. Zimmerman Note, which was Germanys telegram to Mexico asking them to declare war on the US in other to keep them out of the war for the time being and that later they would help Mexico defeat the US and give them Back all the land they had lost to the US back.
3. Russian Revolution, the US didn't want to join at first due to Russia being in there and they felt that fighting along them would mean that they supported communism until the Russian Revolution gave them hope that Russia would stop being communist.
4.U.S could end the war quickly, president Wilson believe the US Could help end the war quickly and be a major part in reconstructing Europe
5. Moral Reason & mass Killing, the US would not stand the mass killing of any more civilians as the US is a country that Does not let this slide no longer.
These were the Reason in which why the US joined WW1. Congress Declare war on Germany and Central Powers in April 6, 1927 just 4 days after the Speech of President Wilson.

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The Lusitania was sunk by German submarines in affect of their unrestricted Sub Warfare in may 7,1915 off the Coast of Ireland and killing 1,198 passengers including 128 Americans. the sinking of this ship angered the American people as the ship had Americans who died in the attack. the Lusitania was the first ship sunk that contained Americans in it. after the Attack president Wilson Warned Germany not to take more American Lives or they would take action.

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Naval Blockade & unrestricted Sub Warfare 

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Naval Blockade & unrestricted Sub Warfare 

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the Naval Blockade was Great Britain's way to block off Germanys trade with the US although Germany was free to trade with the US the Naval Blockade prevented them from doing so. After Germany was not able to get their way and trade with the US they implemented the Unrestricted Sub Warfare which would be submarines sinking any ship regardless of what it was carrying. this would be one of the things that would force the Us to step in.

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the Trade between the US and the Allies was what took the Us out of the Great Depression. the trade between them reached over 2.4 billion dollars. over this time bankers such as J.P Morgan lent the allies over 3 billion dollars to pay the US for weapons, ammo and resources.

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the total Casualties were about 30 million.
10 million soldiers died and a shocking 20 million civilians were killed mostly by the Central Powers.

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M ilitarism
A lliances
I mperialism
N ationalism
these were the main causes but it was all triggered by the assassination of the heir of Austria-Hungry, Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Serbia the ones who assassinated Ferdinand was a terrorist group called the Black Hand. after the tragedy Austria demanded that Serbia let them have their own  but Serbia denied and so Austria Declared war on Serbia.

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July 28, 1914 marked the day in which the entire world would know just who was the strongest Alliance of them all. Germany declaring War on Russia, France and Serbia and being declared war on by Great Britain.

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the Central Powers consist of Germany the big dog of the group, Austria-hungry and the Ottoman Empire would later join
the Allies or the triple Entente would consist of Russia, Great Britain, France, Italy would join later followed by Japan and last the U.S.

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Political Cartoon shows that america is promoting peace but is also promoting war in order to get money off it

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the video below is explaining what when and how WW1 happened

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World War 1 in 6 Minutes - Manny Man Does History