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Why Did The Us Enter World War 1

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World War 1 stated July 28, 1914. It was between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. In April of 1917 the United States officially enter World War 1, after the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives voted to join the war. The United States joined the Allied Powers group consisting of the Great Britain, France, and Russia. While the Central Powers consisted of Germany, Austrian-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. Although president Woodrow Wilson made a pledge to stay neutral, Germany’s acts of terror against the British and the U.S. forced the United States to retaliate. The U.S. played a major roll in the success of the Allied Powers. Some believe if it wasn’t for the United States joining the war, the Central
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