Give the reasons why the United States of America (U.S.A) joined the First World War.
Answer:
- U.S.A intercepted a secret letter from the German foreign minister Arthur Zimmerman to the German Embassy in Mexico which shared a common border with the USA asking Mexico to join
the central power to and attack USA from the South incase USA joined the Allies.
- Britain and France were transacting a lot of business and would be a major great loss if they lost in the war.
- There was a growing public opinion that USA joins the war on the side of the Allies.
- Germany sank so many ships of the USA. In 1917 USA encaved after they sank the Sussex a British ship carrying American citizens.