World War I: Military and Diplomacy

AP US History· difficulty 3/5

The U.S. entered WWI (1917) after

  • A

    German unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram

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  • B

    A formal British ultimatum demanding immediate U.S. military entry

  • C

    A direct German naval attack on Pearl Harbor and the Hawaiian Islands

  • D

    The Russian Revolution prompting U.S. intervention against the Bolsheviks

Explanation

Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare and proposal to ally with Mexico (Zimmermann Telegram) pushed the U.S. in.

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