The German U-boats blocked British Isle and attacked merchant ships affecting the trading business of US with British, but at some stage the U-boats started to attack ships taking the lives of unarmed passengers, as with the Lusitania ship, which 120 American died. The Germans were asked to stop the attacks but they did not and many US ships sank, shedding off US citizens lives. The submarine warfare enraged the US neutrality which then turned against the German and declared war on March 1 in 1917.
James K Polk won the presidential election on November 4,1844
"<span>New railroad lines across the Great Plains made it cheaper to ship cattle by rail" would be the best option, not only because of the reduced price, but because of the increased timing and efficiency. </span>
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