The United States initially pursued a policy of neutrality in World War I, hoping to remain allies with all sides. However, Germany sinking American supply ships like the Lusitania and intercepted messages revealing German plans caused the U.S. to enter the war in 1917. American involvement helped tip the scales in favor of the Allies, with U.S. troops fighting in major battles and inflicting over 320,000 casualties on Germany. This combined with the economic might of the U.S. caused Germany to collapse and the Allies to achieve victory by 1918.

1. UNITED STATES
By: Keenan Reardon
Period 2

2. THE QUIET BEFORE THE STORM
The U.S. didn’t want to get into much, they wanted to stay
neutral and remain allies with as many people as possible.
Isolationism is when a country stays out of other affairs to
maintain peace with everyone.
The U.S. was doing very well in the economy.
They supplied guns and such to the Allied Forces.
By 1918 they were sending troops, as much as 10,000 a day.

3. THE FINAL STRAW
One of the factors that led the
Americans to join the war was when
the German’s sunk the “Lusitania” A
ship full of supplies.
The second was when the British
decoded one of Germany’s messages,
It stated Zimmerman’s intent to
continue destroying ships. This was
the “Last Straw”.
The United States entered World
War I by 1917.

4. THEIR EFFECT
Second Battle of the Marne, St. Mihiel, and the Meuse-
Argonne.
They fought on the western front nearly the whole time.
By entering the war they caused Germany to collapse.
There were over 320,000 casualties.
The final result ended in the Allies winning the war.

5. AFTER THE WAR
After the war the economy in the
U.S. was very good, they weren’t
effected very much by the war and
made their foreign trading boom.
The 14 points was intended to assure
the country that the Great War was
being fought for a moral cause and
for postwar peace in Europe.
The U.S. fought in the war from
April 6, 1917 -November 11, 1918