U.S. enters the War

Submitted by Michelle Scheuter on Tue, 01/22/2013 - 11:50

Timeline

  • 6 May 1915- Germany sinks Britain's Lusitania
  • August 1915- Passenger ship Arabic sinks via German U-boat killing two Americans
  • End of 1916- 1.23 million tons of allied shipping is lost
  • 16 January 1917- Germany sends encrypted message to Mexico trying to form an alliance, promising to give New Mexico, Arizona and Texas to Mexico
  • Britain intercepts the encrypted message to Mexico and interprets it
  • Jan 31 1917- U.S. breaks communication with Germany
  • 24 February 1917- Britain informs the U.S. of the message between Germany and Mexico
  • 5 April 1917- U.S. enters the war

Post by Elizabeth Hartney, Ashley Brown, and Michelle Scheuter