Question

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What sped up th U.S. entrance into the WWI?

Answer 1

The US loaned money to France and Great Britain on the assumption that they would win the war, however whichever outcome occurred could have been swung for US gains, in theory. How it turned out was that Germany would pay reparations to Great Britain, France and Belgium, who in turn would pay back their debts to the US. However, Germany was able to do this only due to the fact that the US was making significant investments in their industrial growth. Under the imagined circumstance that Germany had won the war, the US could have made the same investments in the industrial growth of France and Great Britain (and in turn, prevented the pelletstorm that was the great depression).

Answer 2

The last straw was Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. By the time Germany gets to this point, American involvement appears almost inevitable. It is fully acknowledged by all involved parties that a surge of US troops will push the allies over the edge, break the back of Germany, and more or less end the war. So in a last ditch effort, Germany declares unrestricted submarine warfare, in short, their submarines will sink ANY and ALL ships, be they passenger or otherwise, that attempt to make it to the shores of Great Britain. This would ultimately force the US to involve itself, but Germany was banking on the US's long mobilization time. The hope was that strangling Great Britain's imports would force them to surrender, before the US could make it to Europe to fight. As we know, this plan failed.

Answer 3

http://www.answers.com/Q/What_events_lead_to_the_American_entrance_into_World_War_1
i found that info here.. does that help?

Answer 4

Boats. Without boats it would have taken much longer to get involved.