[allmendream]

Yes, it would have gone much smoother for Germany if it were unopposed. Of course they were for U.S. neutrality as opposed to U.S. “belligerence” in daring to trade with their opponents and taking umbrage at having our merchant ships sank in international waters. Yet this does not change the fact that they offered Mexico California, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona if we did enter the war and Mexico fought on Germany's side. This was also an act of war on their part.

The Lusitania was a British ship. It is not included in the seven U.S. merchant ships the German U-boats sank.

Out ‘old colonial lords’ were then a democracy, and our closest allies, and they have continued to be our closest allies. Germany was a monarchy and an empire and they were not our allies and neither would they be until we had defeated them again in WWII.

We took the ‘side’ that our ships are free to trade with anyone at any time and cannot be sunk in international waters without it being an act of war.

Maybe you think Germany can dictate who we can trade with and where our ships can and cannot go on the open seas. I don't recognize their sovereignty in that sphere, and neither did the U.S. congress.

England is our ally. Germany is either at your feet or at your throat. Good thing we kept them at our feet! Dirty Huns. ;)

[Cerb]

Well they might have been a democracy, but the were an empire too...

Lieutenant George: “The war started because of the vile Hun and his villainous empire- building.”

Captain Blackadder: “George, the British Empire at present covers a quarter of the globe, while the German Empire consists of a small sausage factory in Tanganiki. I hardly think that we can be entirely absolved of blame on the imperialistic front.”