AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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United States membership in military alliances required the nation to fight
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United States newspapers encouraged a policy of imperialist expansion
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the warring powers interfered with the United States right to freedom of the seas
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President Woodrow Wilson supported the war aims of Germany and Austria-Hungary
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Detailed explanation-1: -As World War I erupts in Europe, President Woodrow Wilson formally proclaims the neutrality of the United States, a position that a vast majority of Americans favored, on August 4, 1914.
Detailed explanation-2: -When World War I broke out across Europe in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the United States would remain neutral, and many Americans supported this policy of nonintervention.
Detailed explanation-3: -When WWI began in Europe in 1914, many Americans wanted the United States to stay out of the conflict, supporting President Woodrow Wilson’s policy of strict and impartial neutrality. “The United States must be neutral in fact as well as in name during these days that are to try men’s souls.
Detailed explanation-4: -The economy was mired in recession in 1914 and war quickly opened up new markets for American manufacturers. In the end, World War I set off a 44-month period of growth for the United States and solidified its power in the world economy.