Part 3: Ending The War

Question 1

How did the USA support the allies in the war

Answer 1

. At the start of the war, USA is neutral
. However USA helped the allies by sending loans, equipment and supplies
. Germany had unrestricted submarine warfare policy which started out as sinking ships if they were carrying
weapons or allied ships
. This changed to them sinking any ships in British waters
. This led to a passenger ship called the Lusitania to be sunk by a U-boat which had 128 Americans on board
. This scared the Germans into stopping their policy of unrestricted submarine so America does not join the
war

Question 2

Why did USA join the war

Answer 2

. By 1917, Germany was becoming more and more desperate and resumed unrestricted submarine warfare
. This worked extremely well as Britain had only 6 weeks worth of supplies left and were on the verge of
defeat
. In 1917, the Zimmerman telegram was discovered which showed German plans to ally with Mexica to take
down the USA
. This led to USA joining the war with the 3rd largest navy in the world and, was sending 50,000 fresh troops
monthly

Question 3

What were the effects of Russia leaving the war