including eight battleships‚ and more than 300 airplanes. More than 2‚000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack‚ and another 1‚000 were wounded. The day after the assault‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan; Congress approved his declaration with just one vote. Three days later‚ Japan’s allies Germany and Italy also declared war on the United States‚. More than two years into the conflict‚ America had finally joined World War II. The fundamental Allied forces
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Lusitania was sunk without a warning‚ killing over 120 Americans. One year later‚ the Sussex was sunk by German U-boats and American citizens were outraged at these direct violations of their neutral rights at sea. At this point‚ a small percentage of Americans‚ including presidential hopeful Teddy Roosevelt‚ demanded "immediate warfare." In 1916 President Wilson took a stronger stance toward foreign affairs by increasing the size of the military and issuing a warning to the Germans: Unless the
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World War I was primarily the result of "-isms"‚ most notably: * Imperialism * Militarism * Nationalism Imperialism In the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century the world saw a lot of colonization of Africa and Asia by European powers. Each trying to fulfill its own version of a manifest rule. This caused land and empire rivalries. In short all countries wanted to be strong therefore they competed over: land and empire‚ navies and armies‚ power and influence. This
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HHIs7 Source based World war one‚ a great European war‚ nations conflicted and divided‚ aligning themselves with their own allies. World war one war one was a war not born from profound causes but triggered by a continents own insolence‚ competition and whom a nation was allied with. Each of the European nations had their own goals and motives as to why they did what they did. Some fought to preserve the interests that best served their nation‚ some fought to retaliate
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World War II was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945‚ although. It involved the majority of the world’s nations. It formed two opposing military alliances which were the Axis and Allies. Axis powers were Germany‚ Italy‚ Japan‚ Hungary‚ Romania‚ and Bulgaria versus Allies which were United States‚ Britain‚ France‚ USSR‚ Yugoslavia‚ Australia‚ Belgium‚ Brazil‚ Canada‚ South Africa‚ China‚ Denmark‚ Greece‚ Netherlands‚ New Zealand‚ Norway‚ and Poland. World War II was the most widespread war
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Legacy of World Wars Richard Castaneda POL 401 Baker College May 22‚ 2014 The First World War lasted from 1914 until 1918 and had major consequences that influenced a continuation to World War II. The war resulted in the dramatic change of the world map. Several empires disappeared and many new countries were born. World War I involved the signing of several peace treaties that benefited the Allies but left the countries like Germany in with loads of debt and with the frustration of defeat
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World War 1 Causes WW1 left roughly 10 million soldiers dead‚ 21 million soldiers wounded and 8 million soldiers missing. It was a conflict between the Allied Powers‚ and the Central Powers. The three main causes of the war were the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ widespread militarism and economic imperialism. I will explain why these where the three reasons in the following paragraphs. The first cause of WW1 took place on June 28‚ 1914. Gavrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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World War 1 was one of the most deadly wars ever recorded in the history of wars. The war began July 28‚ 1914. In this war two unions or two sides where formed. One team had the Allies which included the following countries: Britain‚ France‚ Russia‚ Italy and the United States. The other team was called the Central Power‚ which included the following countries: Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. The spark that ignited this “Great War” was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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history‚ war has been the catalyst sparking change that ultimately shapes an era. World War I is no different in this sense. The Great War led to tremendous loss of life and property. Additionally‚ it prompted significant technological advancement and alterations in warfare strategies. Finally‚ World War I changed the power structure of the world‚ paving the way for World War II. World War I was a very pivotal event in the Twentieth Century‚ laying the roots for future conflicts such as World War
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When you hear Americans in World War II you usually think of fighting or how we dropped the atomic bomb. But‚ what if I told you that women actually played a key role in World War II. They could join the military if they wanted. They took over the roles of men‚ such as their jobs. Some helped greatly from home by working in factories and rationing much needed supplies. Here are some of the things that women did to help us win World War II. World War two was the first war that women played a major
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