... been exhausted. President Woodrow Wilson believed that war was being forced on them by the Germans. Events in early 1917 occurred in such a way as to undermine American neutrality. The breaking of the 'Sussex'2 pledge by Germany, the Zimmermann telegram3 and the sinking of unarmed American merchant ships, caused President Wilson to declare war on the side of the Allies. The reasons for this declaration outlined American war aims in what were called the "Fourteen Points". Though he achieved great success in his objectives, the success was greatly diminished by other factors. World War I ended on November 11th, 1918 and was costly, bitter and widespread. In four years of fighting, approximately 10 million soldiers died and 21 million men wounded. Besides this, World War I carried a final price tag to the belligerent nations of around U.S. $340 billion. A war of that magnitude left all of Europe ...

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