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    The end of Woodrow Wilson’s first term was met with great approval by the American people for avoiding war in Europe. His first term demonstrated a fair and balanced foreign policy. By the end of his term‚ Wilson knew in the back of his head‚ that the United States would not be able to evade war in Europe. Several attempts were made by the United States to make peace with foreign nations who were causing problems. As the turbulence developed in Europe‚ Wilson began making plans to prepare America

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    Did you Know? List of Interesting Facts about World War 1 Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about World War 1‚ trivia and information‚ including some useful statistics will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults. Interesting Facts about World War 1 are as follows: Fact 1 - Definition: World War 1 was a military conflict lasting from 1914 to 1918 which involved nearly all the biggest powers

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    recorded. It broke out within Europe due the assassination of an Austrian duke by a Serbian radical group. It would involve almost all countries within Europe and was the first war where strategy gave way to mass killings as a means for victory. Lusitania- This was a British passenger ship that was carrying 124 Americans when it was sank by a German submarine. It made Americans feel they were personally attacked by Germany and inspired feelings for war in America. The Passage of the Espionage

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    ignored this threat. On May 7‚ 1915‚ a German U-boat torpedoed the British passenger liner Lusitania off the coast of Ireland. W.T. Turner‚ the captain‚ reported: “I saw the torpedo speeding towards us. Immediately I tried to change our course‚ but was unable to maneuver out of its way. There was a terrible impact as the torpedo struck the starboard side of the vessel. . . . It was cold- blooded murder.” The Lusitania sank in about 15 minutes. More than 1‚000 people died‚ including 128 United States citizens

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    From president Roosevelt becoming a vegetarian to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles‚ the progressive era‚ foreign policy‚ and World War one were major parts of United States history. The progressive movement was caused by labor unions and the presidents’ progressive plans. World War one and Open Door Policy caused the American Foreign Policy. This in many ways helped shape and increase American power in the early 20th Century. The progressive movement was an effort made to help make America

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    have been contained had there not been secret agreements and doctrines between nations that were not disclosed to the public. The second point dealt with the absolute freedom of navigation in the oceans and seas outside of territorial waters. The sinking of ships like

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    -World War I (WWI) was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. -It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter. -It involved all the world’s great powers which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central Powers These

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    British colonial rule contributed to the neutrality. However‚ it was impossible to stay out of the ongoing war for Wilson. The America’s interests in Britain and France were threatened as huge businesses bounded many immigrants in the US. The sinking of Lusitania and the interception of Zimmermann telegram proved that the intervention was inevitable. The American intervention completely changed the war and established the world’s leading rule of America. Also‚ Wilson succeeded in fighting for democracy

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    The only reason we went into the war was because we merely got caught in a sort of crossfire. The main reason we (the United States) joined the First World War was because we lost a few lives within the crossfire between Germany and Britain. The Lusitania‚ British cruise/transport ship had left New York for Britain‚ and along the way‚ had been assaulted by a U-ring of German submarines. About twelve hundred people died‚ with about 130 of them being American. Seeing as the U.S’ fuse was rather short

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    choosing Hughes would lead them into direct contact with the war. Americans united under this foreign policy trying to stay out of European affairs under the philosophy of isolationism. When Germany’s unauthorized submarines caused for the sinking of the RMS Lusitania and their efforts chose to continue unrestricted submarine warfare the United States was infuriated. This is one factor that kept the United States busy with working to remain excluded from war. However‚ President Wilson addressed to Congress

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