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The Zimmerman telegram to the German ambassador in Mexico was saying Mexico should enter World War I on the side of the Central Powers. This will get the US to fight on two fronts if it entered the war. If Mexico followed this telegram, it could've gained some of the land it lost during the Mexican-American War in 1846, like California, Nevada, Texas, Arizona, and other states in the region. Since the British intercepted the telegram and reported it to the US, this shifted US public opinion to pro-British and anti-German.
My opinion....The Civil War.
NO. Because US Public Support (before Pearl Harbor) was not sufficient to wage this expensive, brutal & horrific war. The Japanese attacks changed US public opinion. The US was also waging a justified (they attacked us first) war .
When WWI began, the US was largely divided on the issue on entering the war and remained neutral for the better part of it. However, when German U-Boats began attacking US ships, military or civilian, public opinion gradually turned against Germany. The final straw was when the US intercepted a transmission from Germany to Mexico telling them to attack the US to keep them out of the war. After that, the US joined the war.
The "public" was being drafted into military service; which influenced public opinion, which in turn influenced the protests and riots against the war.
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It lowered morale.
Question needs to be more defined. What war is being referred to?
Non-intervention
pearl harbor. (that's WWII, not WWI). Public opinion was the main factor that kept the U.S. out of the war during this time. As soon as public opinion/view of the war altered, then President Woodrow Wilson deemed it necessary to interfere.
The Zimmerman telegram to the German ambassador in Mexico was saying Mexico should enter World War I on the side of the Central Powers. This will get the US to fight on two fronts if it entered the war. If Mexico followed this telegram, it could've gained some of the land it lost during the Mexican-American War in 1846, like California, Nevada, Texas, Arizona, and other states in the region. Since the British intercepted the telegram and reported it to the US, this shifted US public opinion to pro-British and anti-German.
The purpose of the Committee on Public Information was to try to sway public opinion in the US in favor of supporting America getting involved in the First World War. The committee was established in 1917.
It affected public opinion, and helped convince US leaders to send American troops to fight in Europe.
My opinion....The Civil War.
NO. Because US Public Support (before Pearl Harbor) was not sufficient to wage this expensive, brutal & horrific war. The Japanese attacks changed US public opinion. The US was also waging a justified (they attacked us first) war .
The US government cared deeply about what was happening in Europe and did as much as they could to help Britain but American public opinion was strongly against getting involved 'in someone elses war'.