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The sinking of the Lusitania and sinking of American vessels. Also a telegram (no one knows if it is was real of fake) was sent from the British Empire to America, stating that they intercepted it from the Germans. The telegram read, "Mexico, if you join the axis powers you can have all the land you want in the United States,".
Of course no one knows if that is true or not.
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How did US join the 2nd World War?
It joined by declaring war after the Japanese Attack on the US Fleet at Pearl Harbor.
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Who provoked US to join World War 2?
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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