Deceit can often be talked down to "white lies," but for the state of Germany, the choice to conceal an entire military alliance with Mexico against the United States from the United States would be an irreversible and crucial error, as all 48 states felt the betrayal and war support peaked. Germany prepared to court Mexico into supporting the Central Powers and turning completely away from the US by promising ceded land that it had lost with time, making for an outrage to US citizens who may have once believed in Wilson's peace initiative, which had already been soured. …show more content…
While attempting to strangle British suppliers, thousands of tons of US cargo were destroyed and US ships bound toward Britain were also sunk without any mercy by Germany's expert U-Boat fleets, pushing Wilson further toward declaring war with each day of