HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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the Russian Revolution
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the sinking of the USS Maine
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the Zimmerman Telegram
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the Treaty of Versailles
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Detailed explanation-1: -Germany’s resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships in 1917 became the primary motivation behind Wilson’s decision to lead the United States into World War I.
Detailed explanation-2: -On January 17, 1917 British signals intelligence intercepted and decrypted a coded German telegram from German Foreign Secretary Arthur Zimmermann that was intended for Germany’s ambassador to Mexico.
Detailed explanation-3: -The immediate cause of World War I that made the aforementioned items come into play (alliances, imperialism, militarism, nationalism) was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. In June 1914, a Serbian-nationalist terrorist group called the Black Hand sent groups to assassinate the Archduke.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Lusitania. In early 1915, Germany introduced a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare in the Atlantic. The German invasion of Belgium. American loans. The reintroduction of unrestricted submarine warfare. The Zimmerman telegram. 05-Sept-2022