Following a long period of increasing tensions, World War 1 began in Europe in 1914. The United States initially chose to remain neutral in the conflict, but the deaths of Americans in German U-boat attacks and the publication of the Zimmerman Note led the United States to declare war in 1917. After the Allied victory, Germany was forced to give up part of its territory and pay large war reparations, although President Wilson argued for less harsh peace terms.
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