HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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unrestricted submarine warfare
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sinking of the Lusitania
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Zimmerman Note
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desire to build an empire in Europe
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Germany’s invasion of neutral Belgium
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Militarism, Alliances and Imperialism are the cause of World War I. liberalism is not the cause of World War I.
Detailed explanation-3: -Isolationists believed that World War II was ultimately a dispute between foreign nations and that the United States had no good reason to get involved. The best policy, they claimed, was for the United States to build up its own defenses and avoid antagonizing either side.
Detailed explanation-4: -Americans entered the war in 1917 by declaring war on Germany. This was due to the attack on Lusitania, the unrestricted submarine warfare on American ships heading to Britain, and Germany encouraging Mexico to attack the USA.