In 1914 many Americans found it difficult to remain neutral about the European war. Why?

Most Americans including President Woodrow Wilson were firmly anti-war.

Explanation:

President Woodrow Wilson and many other Americans in 1914 believed that the war in Europe just simply wasn't any of there business, so they stayed out of it, until a German u-boat sunk the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland, killing American passengers, thus bringing America into the war.

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