The involvement of the United States in The Great War.
World War 1 was the war to use advance weaponry in combat and chemical warfare. This war was worldwide which many country’s fought each other. At that time period it was the bloodiest war for them. This war was centered in Europe, no one in the war advance. America did not enter the war until the third year. Although it was a war that really no country wanted but seem that were not able to stop it. The total cost of the US being involved in this was around 30 billion which this would lead to America into the dirty 30’s. The zar of Russia was never paid back his loans and then which also had the world economy in a large debt. Only four empires fell after ww1 Russia, Ottoman Empire, Austria hungry, and one more which I forgot. Even though the president of America wanted to stay out of the war. But America had too much sympathy towards England. The events that got the united states involved in the war was because the Germans send a telegraph to Mexico. Stating that …show more content…
The convent of League of Nations wanted the United States not to ratify there treaty because the other big three countries saw America as a powerhouse of democracy in Europe. A other reason was why the USA did not ratify the treaty because there some serious concerns that the league of nations may force the united states into a unwanted war with also they would erode US sovereignty. Many Americans worried about the collective security provision in the League of Nations charter. Also the people feared that they would be forced to go to war in order to defend other countries that mighty be invaded by hostile forces. For these reason the League of Nations would reduce America’s ability to control its own foreign policy and would potentially involve the USA into an unnecessary