World War I started on July 28th‚ 1914. The war started because on June 28th‚ 1914‚ a young Siberian nationalist named Gavrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ in Sarajevo‚ Bosnia. Austria-Hungary needed to prove its authority after such a horrendous crime in order to maintain its credibility as a great power and a force in the Balkan region. With Russian threat of intervention looming and an unprepared army‚ Germany was required to help
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Did President Wilson have no choice but to enter World War 1 on the side of the allies? Seeing as Germany was planning on declaring war on America‚ Wilson had no choice but to join the side of the allies. President Wilson was a peaceful man but America was already being treated horribly by Germany before even entering war‚ and he couldn’t continue to watch innocent Americans being killed for something they weren’t even a part of. Wilson could not let American’s become helpless or violent creatures
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The First World War was a time when all types of military technology underwent significant advancements and these had a major influence on the outcomes of battles‚ numbers of casualties and ultimately on the victory of the Triple Entente. Though both sides waged war on air‚ land and sea‚ some of these facets of military effort held more importance in the war and its outcomes‚ than others. Though aerial warfare caused more civilian casualties and destruction‚ it was naval warfare had the most significant
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World War I Opinion Essay Most wars can have a dramatic and lasting effect on those who are involved in it. This can easily be seen in the case of World War I and how it shaped the world economically and socially. When first learning of the war‚ Europeans were ready to take up arms for their country and not at all suspecting the kind of destruction that would occur. On the day that France declared war‚ Roland Doregeles describes in That Fabulous Day‚ “No more poor or rich‚ proletarians or
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not stand (infoplease). During World War 1‚ before America joined the war‚ Germany sunk many merchant and passenger ships with it’s u-boats‚ showing off its military power. One of the most tragic incidents occurred when a passenger ship called Lusitania was destroyed and sank in 18 minutes. This happened so quickly because Germany’s suspicions were correct as the passenger ship was carrying munitions being sold to England. They were struck by the u-boat and then exploded‚ immediately causing horrible
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S. protests against this declaration. In May 1915 a German submarine torpedoed the British passenger liner Lusitania off the Irish coast without warning‚ causing the deaths of 1198 people‚ of whom 128 were U.S. citizens. The Germans claimed that the Lusitania was carrying munitions to Britain‚ and later research has proven this to be true. But the American public was outraged by the sinking‚ and strong protests by the U.S. State Department brought a promise from Germany not to sink any passenger
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Economic Effects of World War I on the United States During the early nineteenth century most of Europe and the United States entered the First World War. However‚ when war first broke out the United States refused to enter the war and President Wilson was determined to remain a neutral country. Although the United States wished to remain neutral‚ they still continued to trade with warring nations‚ which ultimately caused them to join the war. If the United States had stayed out
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and independence soon after * President during World War I. * For neutrality‚ tried his best to keep the neutrality‚ but something’s made it difficult for him toHaiti‚ Mexico & with Germany * Wilson was angered with Germany sinking the Lusitania and other ships without proper inspection (Americans killed) * Sussex Pledge with Germanylast chance Wilson gave Germany * He ended up becoming un-neutral and entered into the war because Germany decided to declare unrestricted submarine
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(Varho 1). This would help them to become more powerful‚ and to win the war because the “axis” powers weren’t able to stand up to a whole new country pushing the military on them as well. Also‚ the United States joined the allies because of the sinking of Lusitania‚ this was a British passenger ship‚ and it was sunken by a German U-Boat that was illegally off the coast of England (Strachan 1). Another cause that showed the United States was allying with other countries to become more powerful was that
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