The US in WWI

My History class finished learning about World War 1 a couple weeks ago, and we had a test, part of which was an essay. One of the essay questions was "Do you agree that we (America) should have entered WW1? Why or why not". This blog post is going to be my answer to this question. Most of it will be directly from the essay I wrote, but I may expand or condense certain ideas to make sure my point gets across.
So, let's start by getting one thing out of the way. I absolutely do NOT agree the the United States should have entered World War One.
Why? Well, for starters, this war started as a small territorial squabble that exploded into an all out fight for domination in Europe. This dispute was none of our business. We had no good, valid reason to sail all the way across the Atlantic to tip the scale of a war, the outcome of which wouldn't really affect us. Yes, Americans in general are Anglo-Philes (Lovers of the English), therefore popular sympathy was with England and her allies. And yes, the German's use of unrestricted warfare was annoying, but they had good reason - we were feeding and supplying her enemies, helping England in any non-combat way that we could. The fact that America's trade interest was in jeopardy is a side effect of any war. We should have traded equally or not at all. The strong popular sympathy with Britain is understandable. We were, after all, British before we declared independance. However, I believe that this sympathy clouded the judgement of our leaders at the time. Would it really have affected America that much if Germany had won the war? I contest that it wouldn't have. Not to mention the consequences. I think that it is safe to say that the bloodbath of World War 2 would not have happened if America had minded her own business and stayed home. Hitler never would have been able to gain power if Germany had won World War 1 and millions of lives would have been saved.
Well, that is my opinion on this event in history. Now, it's your turn. Do the homework. Research World War 1. Read books about it. Google it. Think about it. Form an opinion. But make sure it's your opinion, something that you have thought of yourself, something that you believe in, something that you would be willing to stand for and by. Don't let it be something that someone has told you, even if you think it is right. Make sure you know it is right and can defend it. There are enough mindless idiots in the world who just regurgitate what is being fed to them. Don't be one of them, be the one who dares to stand up and stand out, even if you are standing alone.