The Spark to the War to End All Wars America was under the pressure from Germany. The sinking of Lusitania by the German U-boats killed 1,200 people and 128 of them were Americans. Wilson stated in his War Message about the attacks of the German U-boats as “warfare against mankind.” The Zimmerman Note was intercepted by the British. They had recently declared unrestricted naval warfare on the United States. “The present German submarine warfare against commerce... a war against all nations. American
18th, 1919 President Woodrow Wilson proposed the Fourteen Points that thoroughly outlined strategies for ending the war and eliminate the causes of war. Wilson directly addressed the reasons for what he thought were the causes of the war by proposing open covenants, freedom of international waters, a reduction in weaponry, claims over land should be fair, free trade, and giving back land taken during the rise of imperialism. The Fourteen Points is Wilson’s plan for ending the war and preventing future
president. The public hopes that he can assess the needs of his people. The president needs to recognize that the people gave him the power. The president didn’t ask for the power, but to a certain extent he was given the power. A successful president will focus on a certain issue that is important to the people. Sometimes presidents are unsuccessful because they pick an unpopular topic which causes struggle between the people and the president. Woodrow Wilson recognized that he needed to focus on neutrality