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America in the 20th century President Wilson Beginning of World War II,President Wilson issued a declaration is neutral.However, the U.S. eventually joined the war in 1971. First,the germans announced that submarines were to be used to sink ships going to England which would greatly injure american trade. Second ,germany promised the mexicans a chance “to regain its lost territory by going to war against the u.s.” Third ,after more than two years of fighting,both sides grew weary. The fourteen points It Include Peace and property .Promoting freedom of seas.Removal of trade barriers among others. The versailles treaty June 28,1919 Role of the U．S．in WWI 　 At the beginning of the war，Wilson said American policy was neutrality， But in fact it pursued a policy of pro－Ally（支持同盟国） partiality． American declared war on Germany on April 6，1917．The Peace Conference，the Paris Conference，began on January 18，1919．The conference was actually a conference of division of colonies of Germany，Austro－Hungary and the Ottoman Empire and the grabbing of as much as possible from the defeated nations．The result of the Paris Conference was the emergence of the Versailles Treaty System in Europe． Characteristics of the 1920s The 1920s in the U．S． has been described by many historians as a period of material success and spiritual frustration or confusion and purposelessness．the war changed the U．S． from a debtor nation into a creditor． There was further urbanization， new development of technology and mass production． The 1920s in the U．S． has been described as a period of material success and spiritual frustration． More people had cars． The government gave help to industry and business． There existed a highly aggressive and intolerant nationalism． There was the Red Scare in 1919 and 1920． There was the revival of the Ku Klux Klan（三K党反动组织复活）which claimed a membership of 5 million． The Great Depression（1929－1937） Businesses closed Factories shut down Banks failed Far