During the summer of 1914 in Europe, the war started between allied forces comprising Britain, France and Russia against central powers which included Germany and Austria-Hungary. At the beginning of the war, President Woodrow Wilson declared that the United States would be a neutral party, but with the constant attack on merchant ships and submarine warfare in the Atlantic kept the tension high. Germany’s sinking of the British Ocean Liner Lusitania on 7th May 1915, which killed many American citizens brough so much outrage from the citizens. Also Germany’s attempt to meddle with the US-Mexican relationship by telling Mexico that if it wins the war, the territory of Texas and New Mexico would be theirs. These factors drew America into the war, and the war was declared against Germany on 6th April 1917. The united states got involved in the war because of Germany’s constant provocative nature, for national interests, protect its interests abroad and to forge and foster allies. Over a million troops and armaments were sent to Europe where they experienced war like no other where there was trench warfare and in the air. During the course of the war, it marked the rise of tank warfare, field telephone and gas poison.
America’s economic and military contribution was decisive to the war. The continued supply of arms to warzones was not only to American troops but also to their counterpart the French and British troops. By 1st April 1917, the allied forces had really exhausted their means of paying for essential supplies to the United States, and this shows how it could have been difficult for allied forces to maintain the war effort if America would have remained neutral. The troops being well supplied with armaments and all they needed to mark the turning point in the war, and that helped the allies to victory.
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