What Role Did America Have In The War From 1914 To 1917
● It was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand that started World War 1. On June 28th, 1914 in the Austro-Hungary. Gavrilo Princip assassinated Franz Ferdinand, heir to the imperial throne. Princip was a member of a Serbian terrorist organization, Black Hand. He was trying to spread Serbian nationalism. Instead, his reckless act started World War 1. About a month of diplomatic challenges and responses, the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Turkey) and the Allied Powers (Britain, France, and Italy) went to war.
2. What role did America have in the war from 1914 to 1917? Pages 617-620
● At the start of World War 1, America was neutral, but provided Allies with weapons, food, and economic and military support. American supplies were important to the success of the Allies. American served as an important economic body for Britain and France, as they exhausted their ready cash, and borrowed over $2 Billion dollars from America. In 1917 America declared war on the Central Powers. Without the aid of the United States, the Allies would likely have sued for peace according to terms dictated from Berlin. American men and supplies helped contain the Germans and help win the war.
3. What events brought America into the war in 1917? Page 620
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The attack on the American people and allied ships led to Wilson asking Congress to declare war on April 2; not to conquer, but for peace and justice. On April 4 and 6 Congress declared war and Americans joined the Allied
2. What role did America have in the war from 1914 to 1917? Pages 617-620
● At the start of World War 1, America was neutral, but provided Allies with weapons, food, and economic and military support. American supplies were important to the success of the Allies. American served as an important economic body for Britain and France, as they exhausted their ready cash, and borrowed over $2 Billion dollars from America. In 1917 America declared war on the Central Powers. Without the aid of the United States, the Allies would likely have sued for peace according to terms dictated from Berlin. American men and supplies helped contain the Germans and help win the war.
3. What events brought America into the war in 1917? Page 620
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The attack on the American people and allied ships led to Wilson asking Congress to declare war on April 2; not to conquer, but for peace and justice. On April 4 and 6 Congress declared war and Americans joined the Allied