United States Entry Into WWI
US Entry into WWI
“The War was decided in the first twenty days of fighting, and all that happened afterwards consisted in battles which, however formidable and devastating, were but desperate and vain appeals against the decision of Fate.” The following statement was made by Winston Churchill (Prime Minister of Britain from 1940-45), and truly shines some light on multiple aspects of the World War I. During the First World War, which occurred from 1914-1918 and involved the majority of the European countries, the United had initially agreed to remain out of conflict, assuming that isolationism was the ultimate strategy. Yet as the war progressed, the United States of America (USA) was pushed to take the Allied side in order to ensure that Germany does not gain too much power and that balance remains both politically and economically in Europe. Rather than to blame the German Expansionist regime (which was not proven to exist prior to 1914) just as Fritz Fischer did, one can analyze and determine which events or policies led to US entry of the war, and to what degree they can be attributed. This includes the Zimmerman note, Economic affairs, and neutrality, which have all involved German threats to United States security and general safety.
During the start of World War I, the United States had loaned Great Britain, as well as multiple other Allied powers, much of its wealth and resources in order to stop German expansionism. The economic affairs that the United States shared with other countries varied based on each nation, yet the US as a whole remained neutral. Britain and France accumulated large sums of loans from the US, but not enough to overcome German forces (who also received economic support from America. German success, though not directly affecting the US, threaten the fact whether the Allies would be able to pay back their large loans, Furthermore, German success in this war would result in an economic loss for the US. As a result, United States
“The War was decided in the first twenty days of fighting, and all that happened afterwards consisted in battles which, however formidable and devastating, were but desperate and vain appeals against the decision of Fate.” The following statement was made by Winston Churchill (Prime Minister of Britain from 1940-45), and truly shines some light on multiple aspects of the World War I. During the First World War, which occurred from 1914-1918 and involved the majority of the European countries, the United had initially agreed to remain out of conflict, assuming that isolationism was the ultimate strategy. Yet as the war progressed, the United States of America (USA) was pushed to take the Allied side in order to ensure that Germany does not gain too much power and that balance remains both politically and economically in Europe. Rather than to blame the German Expansionist regime (which was not proven to exist prior to 1914) just as Fritz Fischer did, one can analyze and determine which events or policies led to US entry of the war, and to what degree they can be attributed. This includes the Zimmerman note, Economic affairs, and neutrality, which have all involved German threats to United States security and general safety.
During the start of World War I, the United States had loaned Great Britain, as well as multiple other Allied powers, much of its wealth and resources in order to stop German expansionism. The economic affairs that the United States shared with other countries varied based on each nation, yet the US as a whole remained neutral. Britain and France accumulated large sums of loans from the US, but not enough to overcome German forces (who also received economic support from America. German success, though not directly affecting the US, threaten the fact whether the Allies would be able to pay back their large loans, Furthermore, German success in this war would result in an economic loss for the US. As a result, United States