THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
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Spain
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the United States
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Portugal
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Mexico
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Detailed explanation-1: -On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked a special joint session of the United States Congress for a declaration of war against the German Empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British gave President Wilson the Zimmermann telegram on February 24, and on March 1 the American press reported on its existence. The American public was outraged by the news of the Zimmermann telegram and it, along with Germany’s resumption of submarine attacks, helped lead to the United States to join the war.
Detailed explanation-3: -Wilson cited Germany’s violation of its pledge to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, as well as its attempts to entice Mexico into an alliance against the United States, as his reasons for declaring war.