There were many pros and cons of the United States getting involved in World War I. Some reasons are as follows. Economics - trade, banking, industry - all are affected by war. A permanent stance of neutrality by the U.S. would have permanently scarred our relationships with GBR and France. Possible protection of our borders, with the Zimmerman Telegram being intercepted by Britain from Germany to Mexico – we knew that our country was in …showed first 75 words of 457 total…

…showed last 75 words of 457 total…President Wilson, along with many Americans, justified their involvement as an “act of high principle and idealism, and as a crusade to make the world safe for democracy”(Andrea). 3 WORKS CITED http://campus.northpark.edu/history/world/USWWl ANDREA, ALFRED J. : THE HUMAN RECORD, 1994 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO., BOSTON, MA BASS, HERBERT J. : AMERICA’S ENTRY INTO WWl, 1964 HOLT, RINEHART, WINSTON, CHICAGO, ILL SCHULZINGER, ROBERT D. : U.S. DIPLOMACY SINCE 1900, 2002 OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, NEW YORK, NY