U.S. Entry in to World War I There were many factors that influenced the United States to finally declare war on Germany and take the side of the Allied Powers. The two factors that seemed the most important were the United States’ economic interests with Great Britain and President Woodrow Wilson’s desire to have peace talks in Europe. However, because of the time this was in and the condition that America was in, the decision to go to war would have been difficult no matter what. At the beginning of the war in, it was most definitely the right decision for Wilson to keep the United States neutral. In doing so, Wilson determined that he would not take sides and the war because of how he did not want to put Americans at risk. Furthermore, the United States wanted to remain neutral so one they could continue trading with all the European countries, and support America’s economy. At this time, the U.S. was exporting millions of dollars to Europe, and many Americans saw the war to make more money through the European market, which ended up not going to plan. However, Wilson remained sided with the British more and more as the war went on, which was …show more content…
In the end, President Woodrow Wilson was forced to go to war to realize his dream of creating a new-world order of peace and facilitating the peace talks in Europe. Many people had no idea of the Woodrow Wilson’s impact on world history. He established a way to try and keep the peace, but it turned out to be impossible, which may have been poor planning, and a failed objective on his part. However, most of America’s failed objectives would not have been political, but tactical, as America was flat out dominated in certain battles such as the Battle of the