In the summer of 1914, when World War One broke out, the United States wanted to be neutral and isolated. America's policy of insisting neutral rights while also trying to advocate peace resulted in tensions with both Berlin and London. We didn't want to get involved because we viewed this war as a European conflict.In three short years, however, the United States would find itself in the middle of what later became known as World War One.
When the war began England enforced a naval blockade of Germany in the hopes of cutting off supplies. Germany responded by unleashing the U Boats. U Boats were submarines that were capable of staying submerged for long periods of time. They would sneak up upon their victims, often at night, and torpedo them. The Germans didn't limit their attacks to military ships. Any ship sailing in the war zone was considered an enemy to Germany (Doc #5). This became known as unrestricted submarine warfare. On May 7th, 1915, the British cruise ship (Lusitania)......

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Title: American History X
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