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Reason for united states involvement in world war 1 germany submaine warfare

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America had tried to keep out of World War One. but unrestricted submarine warfare, introduced by the Germans on January 9th, 1917, was the primary issue that caused Woodrow Wilson to ask Congress to declare war on Germany on April 2nd.
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