world war I

President Wilson tried to conduct foreign relations in keeping with high moral principles. When a revolution erupted in Mexico, Wilson refused to recognize what he considered a lawless government. Wilson then ordered the navy into Veracruz and almost brought on a full-scale war with Mexico. The assassination of the Austrian Archduke and his wife in the Balkans in July 1914, plunged Europe into World War I. Background causes of the conflict included imperialist rivalry, a rising …

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