Because the Germans kept on blowing up our ships sailing to England and the Zimmerman note which stated that if Mexico helped win World War 1 then Germany would give back the land that Mexico lost(which is almost a half of the United States)
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Wilson urged congress to declare war on Germany when the Germans?
Wilson had a policy of non-intervention and tried to negotiate an end to the war.
President Wilson asked congress to declare war on Germany and entered the alied side of the conflict in 1917.
6 April 1917
The Zimmerman Letter
On April 2, 1917, President Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany. He believed that America's entry into World War I was necessary to defend democracy and protect American interests. Wilson cited Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare, which threatened American lives and commerce, as one of the primary reasons for seeking a declaration of war.
Woodrow's Wilson's threat to Germany was that he was going to declare war on Germany as a bit of revenge.
April 6, 1917
The United States Congress officially declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917. President Woodrow Wilson asked for a declaration on April 2.