During WWI the U.S. was not justified in pursuing neutrality for as long as it did because of how the U.S. acted to the British Blockade, the war actually starting, and when the U.S. joined the war, which all showed they favored the Allies. Their reactions and the way they responded to these events clearly show a distinct line of favoritism towards the Allies, thus proving that the U.S. was not justified in pursuing neutrality. Some may argue that the U.S. was completely neutral for as long as it was said to be, but there is far more evidence supporting that the U.S. was not neutral. Facts and evidence from the time period helps to support that the U.S. was not justified in pursuing neutrality for as long as it claimed. The first evidence
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was not pursuing neutrality was when they actually joined the war. It wasn’t the fact that the U.S. joined the war against the Central Powers that showed their break of neutrality; it was that they had clearly planned on doing this for a while before they joined the war. A piece of evidence that backs this claim up is Document #5, it is a propaganda poster that was released right when the U.S. joined the war that depicts a large ape, which portrays Germany, holding Lady Liberty, which portrays America, and the top says, “Destroy This Mad Brute”(Doc 5). You can easily tell that the ape is supposed to be Germany because it has a German Military helmet on and has a club that says “kultur” which is culture in German. This poster helps to show that because it was made on such fast notice, the citizens had to of had previous negative views against Germany for it to of had been made so quickly. This poster was accepted and seen as true because the U.S. citizens supported the war against Germany and the Central Powers. Citizens were also supporting the war by women working in factories and also the citizens rationing food for the soldiers. With this support to the war effort and the views of Germany in the propaganda, it helps show that the U.S. clearly was not pursuing neutrality for as long as it said it
was not pursuing neutrality was when they actually joined the war. It wasn’t the fact that the U.S. joined the war against the Central Powers that showed their break of neutrality; it was that they had clearly planned on doing this for a while before they joined the war. A piece of evidence that backs this claim up is Document #5, it is a propaganda poster that was released right when the U.S. joined the war that depicts a large ape, which portrays Germany, holding Lady Liberty, which portrays America, and the top says, “Destroy This Mad Brute”(Doc 5). You can easily tell that the ape is supposed to be Germany because it has a German Military helmet on and has a club that says “kultur” which is culture in German. This poster helps to show that because it was made on such fast notice, the citizens had to of had previous negative views against Germany for it to of had been made so quickly. This poster was accepted and seen as true because the U.S. citizens supported the war against Germany and the Central Powers. Citizens were also supporting the war by women working in factories and also the citizens rationing food for the soldiers. With this support to the war effort and the views of Germany in the propaganda, it helps show that the U.S. clearly was not pursuing neutrality for as long as it said it