The U.S. enters WWI

The Zimmermann telegram was an internal diplomatic communication. This began an alliance between Germany and Mexico when the United States entering WW1.

The U.S enters WW1

The U.S joined WWI on April 6, 1917. The U.S joined allies Britain, France, and Russia to fight in WWI. MOre than 2 millions soliders fought on the battlefield. alot of the americans were not excited to go and fight in the WWI. the wanted to remain more neutral.

One of the reasons that the U.S entered the WW1 was there was unrestricted submarine warfare. There was the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915. There was also the Sussex pledge in 1917.

Germany decided to resume all-out submarine warfare on every commerical ship headed toward Britain. Germany realized that this decision would mean they would be in war with the United States. Germany also made alliances to mexico in the Zimmmermann Telegram.