Was it in the national interest of the United States to stay neutral or declare war in April 1917?

The national interest of the United States was to remain neutral in the war in April 1917

Explanation:

In August 1914, the world was watching

beginning of the conflict of what was conventionally called the First World War. Involving the great powers

European governments, different governments around the world felt the need to

fix and externalize its position in relation to

war. There were three options: join and

fight alongside the allies, do that

alongside the central empires or remain neutral in the face of conflict. Logo no

beginning of the war, like all countries in the

American continent, Chile, through

Ramón Barros Luco's government, declared that the country adopted the principle of

neutrality. This position was supported by public opinion, since the links

political, economic and cultural

country owned with the belligerent countries

would not justify a break. The entrance

in the conflict in 1917, and the rupture

with Germany on the part of several American countries promoted a change

on the Chilean national scene and emerged

voices in the country that proposed abandoning neutrality. Started in the country

a broad debate on the Chilean position

in the face of the conflict that was becoming worldwide.

the government closely monitored its finances to avoid another financial collapse.