World War I, a universal prime war between the most powerful nations of the world, had
a great impact to the United States. The United States was neutral during World War I, but then
ended up fighting with the Allies. The United States declared war on Germany because of the
German Naval Policy, American Economic Interests, and the Idealism of Woodrow Wilson.
Although the United States wanted to remain neutral, they went out to war for worldwide
stability.
The German Naval Policy, "the practice of unrestricted submarine warfare, which
violated the freedom of the seas of the neutral United States," (BookRags "World War I Essay).
The Germans violated many pledges. They disrespected the policy that ships would not be
attacked and warned
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of any attack. Submarine warfare by the Germans included the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915. The sinking angered the United States even more. (The Americans). American Economic Interest, America's interest with France and Britain. The United States had economic investments with France and Britain.
They were interested because if any of
them lost, they would get into debt and won't be able to pay America back. Britain and France
were purchasing naval arms with American money. America wanted their money back. United
States trade increased from 825 million to 3.2 billion and large corporations gained profits by
trading. "The United States government also attempted to guide economic activity via centralized
price and production controls," (The Economics of World War I, 5). (The Americans).
The Idealism of Woodrow Wilson, make the world safe for democracy, was summarized
in a Fourteen Points speech. the first five are: "1st, No more secret agreements. 2nd, Free
navigation of all seas. 3rd, An end to all economic barriers between countries. 4th, Countries to
reduce weapon numbers. 5th, All decisions regarding the colonies should be impartial, "
(Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points). Wilson saw World War I and the end of all wars. The
Fourteen Points were for a peace movement and it was on the back of the Fourteen Points that
Germany and her allies agreed to an armistice in November 1918. (The Americans).
In Conclusion, World War I, a universal prime war between the most powerful nations
of the world, had a great impact to the United States. The German Naval Policy was the most important policy because it was the "spark" for the United States going to war. America had a great interest in France and Britain. United States trade increased from 825 million to 3.2 billion and large corporations gained profits by trading
Wilson's 14 Points vs. the Treaty of Versailles. When the peace processes were to start after the end of World War One, there were four people who were major components in the treaty of Paris: Clemenceau, George, Orlando, and Wilson. Clemenceau wanted revenge on the Germans by punishing them through the treaties because he believed that they were at fault for the war; George was in agreement with Clemenceau although he did not feel that Germany should suffer severe punishment; Orlando who wanted the irredenta to be re-established; and President Wilson of the United States of America wanted to create a mild peace with Germany in a fair way. In view of this, Wilson created fourteen points that he wanted accomplished in full as a result of the peace treaties. His fourteen points were his plan for a world peace and included plans for the end of secret treaties, freedom of the seas, free trade, arms reduction, the just settlement of colonial claims, the establishment of a League of Nations, and the evacuation of occupied territories and national self-determination.
World War I, also referred to as the Great War, was global conflict among the greatest Western powers and beyond. From 1914-1918, this turf war swept across rivaling nations, intensifying oppositions and battling until victory was declared. World War I was immediately triggered by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, however several long-term causes also contributed. The growing development of militarism, the eruption of powerful alliances, as well as the spread of imperialism, and a deepening sense of nationalism, significantly promoted to the outbreak of the Great War.
American taking part in imperialism gained its motion from both economic and cultural justifications that stemmed from America's history of expansion; American imperialism only varied slightly in the first few generations of presidents as we will explore sampling from Theodore Roosevelt's presidency on into Woodrow Wilson's presidency. American's previous western expansion became the breeding grounds for American imperialistic justification. Though cultural justifications were used to keep the public interest in support of imperialism economic justifications were viewed as more important throughout the history of imperialism, even in uniting the similarities of Theodore Roosevelt's and Woodrow Wilson's imperial agendas.
One of the main causes of the war was Great Britains's continued practice of impressment. The ocean was a common and affective way to transport good in order to trade with other nations. Every country has the right to use the ocean; but because Britain was causing America's rights to be restricted by capturing American ships and enslaving their seamen, it caused many problems between the two countries. Document 1 is a congressional report that describes Britain's violations of our right " to use the ocean, which is the common and scknowledged highway of nations, for the purposes of transporting, in their own vessels , the products of their own soil and the acquisitions of their own industry." The report calls Britain's impressment and seizure of ships is a
In conclusion, the United States' neutrality policy in World War One gradually slipped away. With many controversies surrounding international law and Germany's inability to comply with their Sussex Pledge, the neutral position gradually disappeared. The U.S. began to see just cause for entering the war on the British side. They could only hope that this war would be "the war to end war."
Not four months earlier, the American people re-elected President Wilson, partly because of his success in keeping the United States out of this European war. However, a series of events, such as the Germans continuing submarine warfare and the attacks on five American ships, led President Wilson to sever diplomatic relations with Germany and send the United States into what would be labeled as World War I. As a result of the war, Government enacted the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918 which led to the suppression of anti-war documents and sentiments, as well as the prosecution of over two-thousand individuals. # Despite earlier resistance to the war by the American people, once war was declared patriotism swept over the nation. However, patriotism rose to it?s peak and quickly turned into an intolerance for any kind of dissidence from the war. With a general intolerance for opponents of the war the government began to repress groups advocating against the war, as did private organizations.
With the United States joining the war it made them look like a strong country. This was because it showed the other countries that the United States must have a good army/navy, and that they must have money...
World War One was greatly influenced by many factors, and in many ways. National interest ignited the mistrust and insecurities within nations, which in turn led to the creation of strong alliances and immense military forces. The growing suspicion Britain had of Germany only heightened the wariness and uncertainty of nations. The means, by which individual nations dealt with the issues within themselves, and outside of their boundaries, in the years preceding World War One, were irrational and improperly thought through. Nations fell into a strong ultra nationalistic point of view, and acted in a way which expressed interest in themselves only.
Woodrow Wilson, our 23rd president, became involved in a war that he did not want any part of. Wilson wanted to remain neutral and have peace as in his first term of office. During World War I Wilson’s roles in the war became well known in all countries. Wilson wanted peace more than anything else. In seeking for peace Wilson asked Congress for the U.S. to enter World War I. which may not sound like a peace strategy but Wilson felt it was the only way to stop Germany and gain peace. Wilson wrote his speech for world peace, Fourteen Points, that he was probably most famous for. He attended and played an integral part in The Treaty of Versailles. He was the founder of the League of Nations, which he talked about in his Fourteen Points speech. .
World War I, was not only a dispute among nations, but also affected thousands of people
Neutrality in the early stages of the war prevented America from lending a hand. It basically allowed Germany to invade more land,
The United States has been involved in many wars since its inception. WWII in particular had a significant impact on the world and the United States. Through the years 1939 to 1945 the majority of the world suffered many tragedies and hardships. In total, 50 million people died including women, children, civilians, and innocent bystanders. Adolf Hitler, the leader of Nazi Germany, was responsible for a significant amount of these deaths. Hitler, aligned with Japan, wanted to seize all of Europe and Japan wanted to conquer Asia. A major cause of WWII was that Germany strongly disapproved of the Treaty of Versailles. Germany especially didn’t like that they had to accept all the blame for WWI, paying $ 6,600 million for the damage they caused in WWI, and they were only allowed to have a small army and six naval ships, no tanks, no air force and no submarines were allowed. Also, the Rhineland area was to be de-militarized and taken out of Germany’s possession. All of these conditions were written in the Treaty of Versailles. During the war the world formed two sides, the Allies and the Axis Powers. The Allies included Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States, known as “the Big 3”. The Axis Powers included Germany, Italy, and Japan. At the end of the war the Allies were triumphant and the world gained its peace.
World War 1 was called “The Great War”, “The war to end all wars”, and “The first modern war”. It had many causes and a few repercussions and I will describe them in detail.
The article World War I published in the Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History, 2009 is primarily negative in connotation. The author emphasizes the United States role rather than our allies whose importance overshadows any American war effort. The United States officially declared war on Germany in April of 1917, and only began fighting in the last few months of the war, which ended November of 1918. American assistance in the Great War was minuscule, but provided an effective boost that ultimately won the war for the allies.
Lenin’s decree states good points on how to achieve a brief period of peace and opens it up to negotiations on how to alter the decree to better serve the purpose of peace. The Fourteen Points directly say exactly what Wilson believes is needed and is included in his declaration of entering the war. The Fourteen Points possibly would have been the best plan for the world and did help with the good aspects of the conclusion of the war; however, every country in Europe had it’s own agenda that did not adhere to the wants of the foreign United States of America. In the course of human history, what is best for the people of the world is not what transpires and this is evidently seen in the ambitious ideals put forth by Vladimir Lenin and Woodrow