On the 3rd of February last I officially laid before you the extraordinary announcement of the Imperial German Government that on and after the 1st day of February it was its purpose to put aside all restraints of law or of humanity and use its submarines to sink every vessel that sought to approach either the ports of Great Britain and Ireland or the western coasts of Europe or any of the ports controlled by the enemies of Germany within the Mediterranean.

This excerpt is from Woodrow Wilson's war message to Congress to obtain the permission to declare war against German.

Explanation:

In 1917, German declares that it was turning down the deals and began to patrol the Atlantic with its submarines. This cause several problems and attacks were portrayed, which lead many Nations to look at the United States and the neutral position that Wilson decided to maintain. In April 1917, Wilson was motivated in part by constant German attacks on the American merchant fleet and a German attempt to persuade Mexico to attack the United States.

Congress and the American people

Explanation:

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industry had made the u.s. the richest nation in the world at this time. the second industrial revolution caused growth in industry and transportation, which allowed increased trade between nations.