War is not liked by many people or everyone in general, especially President Woodrow Wilson. His slogan for his re-election campaign was: "He kept us out of the war." America has seen its share of wars itself: the American Revolutionary War, the Mexican-American War and the Civil War, etc. President Woodrow Wilson made it clear that he did not want war for America and any other country. He made this clear by creating a plan called the 14-point plan. Because he has no say in inciting other countries to start war, he simply wanted to try to maintain the neutrality of the United States of America. Even when demands were made of Wilson, he would do his best to keep the army calm and unprepared. And it stayed that way for two years. President Woodrow Wilson had beliefs, and one of his beliefs was that if Germany was able to win World War I, it would be a terrible event to happen, not only to the United States of America, but also for the United States. for all countries on Earth. Because Wilson believed war was inevitable, he sought to ally himself with the Allies to prevent Germany from completely winning the war. The year 1917 marked the beginning of Germany's submarine warfare. They sought to demolish all trading ships heading to Britain. This was one of many factors that led America to become involved in this war, as there were not only British aboard the ship, but also American civilians. They destroyed many American ships, even when Wilson declared them neutral. They were sinking a lot of their ships, which was hurting their economy, and that's when Woodrow Wilson realized it was time to put an end to it, so they joined the war's allies, the Great -Brittany and France. .. middle of paper ...... path. He couldn't have done it forever. Many factors pushed America to participate in the war: fear of German victory, sinking ships, the Zimmerman telegram, and money. Even though Wilson didn't want to participate in the war, it still benefited them greatly. If I had to choose which factor was the breaking point for the United States entering the war, I would choose the Zimmerman telegram. This factor really gave the United States the feeling that they had a target on their back and that it would not go away unless they defeated them themselves. Many people believe that the sinking of the Lusitania, which killed 131 Americans, was the event that helped shape the decision. to go to war, but in fact the Zimmerman telegram was the event that caused President Woodrow Wilson to confront Congress and demand that they declare war on Germany.