User:Atcovi/AP European History/Why did America get involved?

America was a nation not to be reckoned with, even during the 1900s. Initially, the US wanted to remain peaceful in order to avoid any unnecessary wars and conflicts. Woodrow Wilson opposed war and wanted to adhere to US foreign policies which disallowed the Americans to feature in foreign conflicts. Even the Lusitania sinking, where an American ship carrying US sailors was sunk by German U-boats, wasn't enough to push the US into war. Wilson aggressively protested for improved communications after this incident, to which the Germans initially agreed, but they returned to their normal practices of sinking any ships seen in the Atlantic. It was the Zimmerman Telegram, a German telegram promising Mexico US land if they involve themselves in the War, that pushed the Americans into war. This greatly improved the Allies' strength and was a main contributing force to forcing the Germans to surrender to the Allies.