World War I by Stewart Ross

World War I by Stewart Ross

Author:Stewart Ross
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Britannica Digital Learning
Published: 2012-03-24T16:00:00+00:00


On top of this came the dramatic development of 6 April 1917 – the United States of America joined the war on the Allied side. Two factors in particular persuaded Congress to take this momentous step. First, early in the year Germany reintroduced unrestricted submarine warfare, which threatened the shipping of the neutral United States. Second, the British intercepted a German telegram offering part of the southern US to Mexico if it would side with the Central Powers. When this information reached the US government, war with Germany was inevitable.



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