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Why did the US enter world war 1?

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The U.S entered WW1 because Germany sank many American merchant ships around the British area.
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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. A British passenger ship that was sunk by a German U-Boat on May 7, 1915. 128 Americans died.

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