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Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany, bringing the United States into the first World War.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">America had been committed to neutrality in the ‘Great War,’ but tensions between the United States and Germany were already high by 1917. At the start of the war, German U-Boats were aggressively attacking shipping vessels. In 1915, a <a href="https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/western-union-wwi/">U-Boat sank the British luxury liner Lusitania</a>, killing 1,198 civilians — including 128 Americans.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube is-lazied wp-block-embed-youtube "> <div class="lazied-youtube-frame" data-video-id="EuwmfVGVQvY" data-iframe-classes="wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio" > <img class="lazied-youtube-frame-thumbnail" loading="lazy" src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EuwmfVGVQvY/hqdefault.jpg" /> <svg class="lazied-youtube-frame-icon" viewBox="0 0 68 48" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M66.52 7.74c-.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79.13 34 0 34 0S12.21.13 6.9 1.55c-2.93.78-4.63 3.26-5.42 6.19C.06 13.05 0 24 0 24s.06 10.95 1.48 16.26c.78 2.93 2.49 5.41 5.42 6.19C12.21 47.87 34 48 34 48s21.79-.13 27.1-1.55c2.93-.78 4.64-3.26 5.42-6.19C67.94 34.95 68 24 68 24s-.06-10.95-1.48-16.26z" fill="red" /> <path d="M45 24 27 14v20" fill="white" /> </svg> </div> </figure> <noscript> </noscript> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Germany knew that American industrial might and manpower would tip the scales for the Allied powers, so they backed off on their attacks after sinking the Lusitania. But in 1917 they resumed their provocation, hoping to break the stalemate on the Western Front. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">President Wilson was not happy.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">The German Foreign Minister then made matters worse for Germany by sending a telegram to the German Embassy in Mexico, instructing them to offer Mexico a military alliance in the event of a German-American war. The British intercepted the telegram, and their <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-women-codebreakers-wwii-helped-win-war-180965058/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">codebreakers decrypted this piece of political dynamite</a>.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">The United States had already broken off diplomatic ties with Germany in wake of the recent submarine attacks. The telegram was publicly released on February 28, and to everyone’s surprise, the Germans openly admitted the telegram was genuine.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Over the course of that month, five American ships were sunk by German U-boats. That led President Wilson to ask Congress to declare war on Germany. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Wilson declared, “The world must be made safe for democracy.” </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">117,465 Americans would be killed in The War to End All Wars.</p> </div> </section> <footer class="article-content-footer lg:max-w-[730px] lg:mx-auto"> </footer> <section id="comments"> <script async src="https://launcher.spot.im/spot/sp_dmVhtu5J" data-spotim-module="spotim-launcher" data-spotim-autorun="false" data-post-url="https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/today-in-military-history-april-2/" data-post-id="67438" data-messages-count="5" ></script> <div data-spotim-module="conversation" data-post-url="https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/today-in-military-history-april-2/" data-post-id="67438" data-messages-count="5"></div> </section> </article> <div class="article-sidebar-wrapper w-full lg:w-[300px] lg:flex-shrink-0"> <aside id="article-sidebar" 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