Reflection About Joining The Great War

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Reflection #3 The United States had no interest in participating in the Great War when it began in Europe. I agree with this original notion. America was finally a world power by the beginning of the twentieth century; recognized by the rest of the world for its industrial, economic, and militaristic strengths. However, joining the war without a strong reason would have shown an eager and unruly side of the U.S. Until the attack on the Lusitania by German submarines, did we have a legitimate reason for war. Zinn mentions that Wilson used the killing of Americans as more of a flimsy excuse rather a valid justification to go to war. He states that the British had been infringing on the rights of Americans while traveling in the open oceans,