We shall endeavor in spite of this to keep the United States of America neutral. Zimmerman Telegram Text: "We intend to begin on the first of February unrestricted submarine warfare. "The Python," Des Moines Register, 1917, by J.N. "I Dare You to Come Out," Philadelphia North American, 1917, by F.T. Woodrow Wilson 1916 campaign vehicle with, "Who keeps us out of war?" slogan "The Great Wall," Nashville Tennessean, 1915, by Carey Orr Plaque at Lusitania Mass Grave Site, Cobh, Ireland (formerly Queenstown) (2 views) Postcard of Lusitania Grave Site, "A Memorial to German Savagery" Poster: "Enlist" (mother & child drowning), by Fred Spear published by the Boston Committee of Public Safety, June 1915īritish Poster: Take Up The Sword of Justice (Lusitania sinking in the background) "Out of the Depths," New York Sun, 1915, by Oscar Edward Cesare Louisville Courier-Journal, KY, May 13, 1915 Superior Telegram, Superior, WI, May 8, 1915 Postcard of Cunard Line ship the LusitaniaĬunard Line Poster featuring the LusitaniaĬunard Travel Warning in New York Herald by German Embassy, May 1, 1915 Postcard of the Cunard Line ships Lusitania & sistership Mauretania Stereoview: Inspecting a Pontoon Bridge, France 1916 (2 views) German U-Boat Children's Toy, 1915 (2 views) Stereoview: "Germany's dreaded foe in the East" (Japan) (2 views) Postcards of Mata-Hari, exotic dancer executed by the French in 1917 for espionage (2 versions) Stereoview: With the Belgian Army at the Front (2 views) Stereoview: "the tragegy of Louvain-famous university town destroyed by Germans ![]() Stereoview: "A Belgian city levelled to the ground by German bombardment" Stereoview: Belgian Refugees Housed in Alexandra Palace The Kaiser Commits Atrocities In Belgium, New York World, 1914, artist unknown In the meantime, this small collection of images is presented. Two days later, Wilson announced a break in diplomatic relations with the German government, and on April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I on the side of the Allies.A more detailed examination of this topic is planned for the future. ![]() Gerard’s words proved accurate, as on February 1, 1917, Germany announced the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare. State Department that German leaders, forced by public opinion, and by the von Tirpitz and Conservative parties would take up ruthless submarine warfare again, possibly in the autumn, but at any rate about February or March, 1917. Gerard was skeptical, writing in a letter to the U.S. Furthermore, no ship would be sunk before safe passage had been provided for the ship’s crew and its passengers. According to the pledge, merchant ships would be searched, and sunk only if they were found to be carrying contraband materials. On May 6, the German government signed the so-called Sussex Pledge, promising to stop the indiscriminate sinking of non-military ships. Germany could not risk American entry into the war against them, however, and when Gerard urged the kaiser to provide assurances of a change in the submarine policy, the latter agreed. After Gerard protested the continued German submarine attacks on merchant ships, the kaiser in turn denounced the American government’s compliance with the Allied naval blockade of Germany, in place since late 1914. Gerard, spoke directly to Kaiser Wilhelm on May 1 at the German army headquarters at Charleville in eastern France. To follow up on Wilson’s speech, the U.S. ![]() WATCH: Underwater Killers on HISTORY Vault
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