How Did President Woodrow Wilson's Second Inaugural Address

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Prior to the United States entering World War I, President Woodrow Wilson discovered that remaining neutral during this period was becoming increasingly difficult after constant challenges with Germany. The Zimmerman Telegram and the sinking of multiple American ships by Germany became a breaking point for Wilson, and after staying neutral for three years, the United States ultimately entered the war in April, a month after Wilson announced his Second Inaugural Address speech on March 4, 1917. In his speech, Wilson addresses the current issues between the United States and the other nations at war and explains how these issues amongst them cannot be solved by neutrality. Wilson also emphasizes the fact that the United States’s entrance into

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