The official Cuban reason was because of formal treaties, trade pacts, and business interest in and with the United States.
It is interesting to remember that WWI started as a relativly minor "disagreement" between Austria-Hungary and small "unimportant" Serbia, but due to treaties became a war involving all the major powers and most other countries of the world.
The Cuban government stressed a "moral obligation" to enter the war one day after the US did, since it was the US that was responsible for Cuba's independence. They also claimed a shared "moral outrage" against Germany's submarine warfare. Probably more important were practical financial reasons. If Cuba had remained neutral, all Cuban ports would have been closed to any nation at war. Most of Cuba's trade was with the US. There was also a great deal of pressure from US government ( the US felt some Cuban products were vital to the war effort)and US business interests. Remember, Cuba had been independent less than 20 years and US government and US business influence inside and on Cuban government, population and business was very strong.
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∙ 2016-11-27 10:50:37The U.S. Entered World War 1 in 1917.
World War I began in 1914.
Cuba was a US territory at the time. They did have designs on Mexico as was indicated in the so-called Zimmermann Telegram which was a coded or crypto document- and it was rapidly solved by the Yanks!
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April 7, 1917. Declared war on Germany.
Nothing, Cuba did not get involved
First of all he did want to enter the World War 1.
The US did enter World War 1, though not till 1917.
Persia did NOT fight in World War 1.
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The U.S. Entered World War 1 in 1917.
World War I began in 1914.
Actually world war 1 started in Bosnia.
Cuba was a US territory at the time. They did have designs on Mexico as was indicated in the so-called Zimmermann Telegram which was a coded or crypto document- and it was rapidly solved by the Yanks!
1914
yes