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Wilson's conduct of foreign policy from 1914 to 1917 could be described as him trying to remain neutral, but being forced into joining the war. He tried very hard to keep the nation neutral, but events such as the Lusitania sinking, the Zimmerman note, and more, interfered with this policy and he eventually decided to enter the U.S. into WWI.
Woodrow Wilson was the Democratic candidate in the election of 1912. He won, defeating Taft and Roosevelt. One strong belief that characterized Wilson's presidency was that he wanted to remain neutral in World War I. In this war, the Allies (Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and eventually the U.S.) were fighting against the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire). Before the U.S. joined the Allies, Wilson strongly wanted for America to remain neutral and stay out of the war. However, the U.S. joining the war eventually became inevitable when events such as the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman note occurred. Even though they tried to fix these issues, for example with the Sussex Pledge, which was a promise by the Germans to not sink any American passenger ships without warning. Even so, it did not really work because of the Zimmerman note and other events that lead to the U.S. joining the war. Then in 1917, Wilson passed the Espionage Act after entering the war, which prohibited acts of national "disloyalty" and made Americans feel as though their civil liberties were being abused. Wilson could not have pursued a different course that would have kept the U.S. out of war because he had already done everything he could. The Germans were abusing the American neutrality when they sunk the Lusitania and the U-boats, they threatened America with the Zimmerman note, and they were interfering with America's trade with Britain. He tried to remain neutral but was being provoked too much, to the point where war was the only answer.
Woodrow Wilson was the Democratic candidate in the election of 1912. He won, defeating Taft and Roosevelt. One strong belief that characterized Wilson's presidency was that he wanted to remain neutral in World War I. In this war, the Allies (Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and eventually the U.S.) were fighting against the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire). Before the U.S. joined the Allies, Wilson strongly wanted for America to remain neutral and stay out of the war. However, the U.S. joining the war eventually became inevitable when events such as the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman note occurred. Even though they tried to fix these issues, for example with the Sussex Pledge, which was a promise by the Germans to not sink any American passenger ships without warning. Even so, it did not really work because of the Zimmerman note and other events that lead to the U.S. joining the war. Then in 1917, Wilson passed the Espionage Act after entering the war, which prohibited acts of national "disloyalty" and made Americans feel as though their civil liberties were being abused. Wilson could not have pursued a different course that would have kept the U.S. out of war because he had already done everything he could. The Germans were abusing the American neutrality when they sunk the Lusitania and the U-boats, they threatened America with the Zimmerman note, and they were interfering with America's trade with Britain. He tried to remain neutral but was being provoked too much, to the point where war was the only answer.
