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Why did the United States change from neutral to declaring war on Germany

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When war broke out in Europe in 1914 President Wilson declared that the United States would follow a strict policy of neutrality. This was a product of a longstanding idea at the heart of American foreign policy that the United States would not entangle itself with alliances with other nations.
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Germany attacked a passenger and merchant ship with a submarine

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