Question

The Zimmerman note and the sinking of the Lusitania angered Americans and made them prepared to fight against Germany. In your opinion, were these two events enough to justify going to war overseas? Explain your opinion in at least a few sentences.

Answer 1

Answers may vary given the student’s choice of response. If describing the airline industry, students might explain that the war encouraged Americans to open airline schools and to support commercial aviation, once the nation had begun developing better airplanes during the war effort. If describing the automotive industry, students might explain that the war encouraged Americans to manufacture more cars to support the war effort, leading later to more car ownership and increased mobility for all Americans.

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Answer 2

Yes these two events were enough to go to war. The Germans tried to get another nation to wage war against us when we were neutral and they attacked a civilian ship that was not confirmed to have weapons. Whenever Americans are killed by a foreign nation that is reasoning to retaliate.