America And Their Decision To Fight In WWI

America had just become a united nation again, a few decades ago, with the Union's win in the Civil War. The reconstruction of the nation was had just calmed down when Franz Ferdinand is murdered on June 28, 1914. America needed something that could once and for all united the people of the nation for a common cause, and set aside the hardships of the Civil War. Germany was being ignorant at this time and it seemed as if the country was purposely causing havoc. The nation known as Deutschland had invaded a neutral Belgium in order to make their attacks on France, killing innocent civilians of the nation. Along with this injustice march through Belgium, 170 tons of chlorine gas was dumped at the Battle of Ypres. Blimp-like Zeppelins were put in place to raid cities like London, once again killing innocent civilians. War is an unjust cause but has boundaries and laws. Germany, along with its allies, was breaking the injustices of war, and this must call for action. When American merchant ships with civilians are being suddenly attacked by German U-Boats and when Germany threatens America with the alliance of Mexico to retake their land lost that we gained during the Mexican-American War, the government can not just sit on its heels and allow this to happen. As a major nation of this world, America must protect other nations from the overpowering and unjust countries who will try at any cost to receive what they desire. This is why the United States should join the efforts of World War I and put an end to the radical European countries.