Reasons for American Entry into World War I

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Reasons for American entry into World War I
The first reason why America entered World War I was to avoid losing all the money it had lent the allies. A few years into the war, the Allies were beginning to run out of money to fund their war effort. In turn, the United States (U.S.) was extending them credit to enable them to continue the war (Bales). A loss to the central powers meant that America could not recover its loans. Hence, the U.S. had to join the war in support of the allies.
The second reason was the sinking of the Lusitania. The Lusitania was a passenger liner with several vacationers onboard, including Americans. Despite not being armed, the ship was sunk by German U-boats prompting an angry response from President Woodrow Wilson and the American public (Bales).
The third reason was due to Germany’s abandonment of the Sussex pledge. The Sussex was another passenger liner that the Germans sunk (Bales). However, after this occurrence, Germans agreed not to sink any more unarmed ships. Still, noting that most of the unarmed vessels from the U.S. were ferrying war materials to the allies, Germany chose to abandon the Sussex pledge and continue sinking all U.S. merchant ships (Bales). Again, this angered the American public, the president, and the administration.
The fourth reason was due to the spread of propaganda by the British. When the war began, Germany and Britain sent messages to the U.S., each trying to convince the neutral country to join the war in their favour. Eventually, Britain cut Germany’s cable to the U.S., leaving only the flow of British messages into America (Bales). These messages, which were mainly propaganda, painted Germany as evil and Britain as moral. The bias created by Britain eventually led America to join the war in support of the allies.
The fifth reason was due to German spies and saboteurs in the U.S. Realizing the wealth of resources that A...