Why Did The Us Enter Ww1

World War I (1914 – 1918) was a global war centered in Europe that involved all the world's economic great powers assembled in two opposing alliances, the Allies and the Central Powers. The Allies consisted of Great Britain, Russia, France, and Serbia, while the Central Powers had Germany and Austria-Hungary. The war was initiated by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian-Hungary throne, by a Serbian nationalist. This set off a diplomatic crisis and resulted in the involvement of these international alliances. Within weeks, the major powers were at war and the conflict soon spread around the world. Millions of combatants and civilians died as a result of the war. The casualty rate was greatly affected by technological advances like the machine gun and tactical trench warfare. During the first years of the war, the United States remained as one of the neutral countries. However, controversial debate had risen on whether or not the U.S. should involve itself in the war. The conflict was brought about by Germany’s submarine. Faced with the overpowering size and strength of the British Royal Navy at the outset of World War I, Germany realized its most effective weapon at sea was its deadly accurate U-boat submarine. The
He suggested that the economy of the United States would be negatively affected by the resources that would need to be contributed to the warfront. The only beneficiaries of this war would be those that manufacture weapons. Norris argues that “war brings no prosperity to the great mass of common and patriotic citizens. It increases the cost of living of those who toil and those who already must strain every effort to keep soul and body together”. Norris expresses that entering the war to “preserve the commercial right of American citizens to deliver munition to war belligerent nations” is