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The American ship the Lusitania was sunk by a German U boat.
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The American ship the Lusitania was sunk by a German U boat.
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∙ 12y agoThe Zimmerman Telegram was the final straw for America that lead it to war. The German foreign minister. Zimmerman, sent a coded note to Mexico to offer support if Mexico would invadethe US. He thought it would keep America out of Europe, but Mexico had no urge to attack and the British intercepted the message and sent a decoded version to the States. It enraged the public and the government alike, leading to the declaration of war a month later.
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∙ 13y agoThe sinking of the U.S. cruise ship "Lusitania" by a German U-boat is often identified as the immediate cause of U.S. entry into WWI.
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∙ 12y agothe sinking of the Lusitania.
Actually, the Lusitania went down in 1915. The US went to war in 1917. The Zimmermann Telegram was what actually brought them into the war.
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∙ 7y agoThe American ship the Lusitania was sunk by a German U boat.
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What was the immediate cause of the official US entry into World War 2?
Japan bombed the US Naval Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7th, 1941. This caused the US to declare war on Japan the next day. This officially put the US into World War 2. The day after that, the United States declared war on Germany.
Which of these was not directly related to the entry of the US into world was 1?
The Franco-Prussian War was not directly related to the entry of the US into World War I.
One of the primary causes for US entry into world war 1 was the use of?
do you mean what caused us entry into world war one? if so then the sinking of the USS Lusitania by German u-boats was what caused American entry into the war
Was the sinking of the Lusitania an underlying or immediate cause of World War I?
The sinking of the Lusitania took place in May 1915; the U.S. entered World War 1 in April 1917. It's a mystery to me that people say it was a cause of the U.S. going to war. Obviously, it turned public opinion in the U.S. against Germany.
Who was the Austria-Hungarian leader in 1914?
The Archduke Franz-Ferdinand. He was shot and killed by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia. This is immediate cause of the First World War.
Immediate cause for US entry into war world 2?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
Immediate cause of World War 2 in Europe?
The Germans had been slowly building up their military after the fall of the Weimar Republic; their invasion of Poland in 1939 was probably the most immediate cause of the world war.
Which of these was a cause of Americas entry into world war 1?
the Zimmermann note
What was the immediate cause of 2nd world war?
The German invasion of Poland in 1939.
What was the immediate reason for the entry of the US into World War 2?
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941.
What was the immediate causes of the revolution?
The immediate cause of the first revolution in March 1917 was the disastrous impact of the First World War.
What were the causes results of American entry into World War 1?
The immediate cause of American entry into World War 1 was the German submarine warfare that targeted American ships. In addition, the interception and publication of the infamous Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany proposed a military alliance with Mexico against the United States, further pushed the U.S. to join the war. American entry ultimately tipped the balance in favor of the Allies and led to their victory. Additionally, it accelerated social and political changes in the United States, as well as increased American influence on the world stage.
Which was a basic cause of US entry into World War 1?
Economic gain.
What was the immediate cause of the world war 1 in 1914?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Who's assassination is viewed as the immediate cause of world war 1?
That was the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What is the cause to the Great War?
World War I had 4 long-term causes and one immediate cause. The assassination of the Austro-Hungarian archduke was the immediate cause, the reason war was justified enough to actually begin. The other four are the MAIN causes of the war, Miliatariam, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism.
Which development made U.S entry into World War 1 vital to the allied cause?
russia dropped out the war
