A Young Soldier´s Point of View About America´s Involvement in WWI

###appears to be part of essay 384221### The war has been ravaging on in Europe for nearly three years and both the Allies and the Central Powers have taken many casualties. Although both sides have taken heavy losses, the Central Powers, with the most input from Germany, seem to have the upper hand and it appears that they will most likely win the war. This is not set in stone though for a neutral country, the United States of America, has the ability to turn the war around in favor of the Allies; therefore, the American government and its people have to ask themselves if and why they should help the Allies win the war. Joining the war could produce beneficial outcomes but also outcomes that would harm the United States; the American people have to weigh the positives versus the negatives and come to a conclusion on whether joining the war is worth it or just a lost cause.

Why did America fight in World War 1(WW1)? What caused them to join three years later. All your questions will be answered in a simple and easy way. Starting off with the beginning. America joined WW1 because Germany was being foolish. On April 6,1917 the United States (US) joined their allies (Britain France and Russia) to fight in WW1. More than 2 million US soldiers fought to protect their country. The US entered WW1 because of Germany's unrestricted warfare, their lost of trust with Germany and the allies Germany tried to make with Mexico against the US.

On April 6 of 1917 America officially entered WWI as an ally power after much vouching of their neutrality. Up to that point many government officials preached to America the great strategy of neutrality especially the president of the time Wilson. At the beginning of WWI in 1914 America did stick to practiced isolationists point of view but as the war progressed and German aggression increased the American extent of neutrality decreased leading to their eventual entrance into the war. Germany blamed much of Britain’s

It was unnecessary for the united states of america to join the world war 1. The united states getting into ww1 t actually made the war last longer. The united states was not in any real danger in the first world war. Germany had no long range weapons or planes that could come close enough to america to do anything to it or a big enough navy that could hurt america. So why fight an enemy that isn't a threat to you that money and time could have been spent on actual problems that affected america . 53,402 american soldiers died in battle and 63, 114 deaths for other reasons such as illness resulting in a total of 116,516 deaths. In ww2 405,399 deaths happened. That's more than 3 times the amount of deaths from ww1. Just imagine how hard it must have been for all those families to deal

The United States was thrust into the WWI because Germany was trying to become a Global power to rule the world and was going to kill, destroy anything they could to become that evil entity. Germany was at war with Belgium, France, England and declared war on Russia trying to overtake the areas. Because Germany did not want these European countries to have anything to do with the anyone else they block the borders to prevent any exports or imports of goods and even sunk ships to prevent anything coming to shore. (History.com Staff,2009)

There are many causes for why the U.S.A did not want to join WW2, the main reason is still debated today. Though there are three main causes that I found. During the 1930s America went through a huge economic recession, the Great Depression. At the time there were suspicions of Arms Manufacturers wanting the government to join wars for their profit. Many also saw that the casualties of WW1 far outweighed the goals of becoming involved in the war.

Though the United States promised to remain neutral in WWI, the US entered anyway in 1917 due to intense propaganda, and strict accountability. Moreover, America’s strong relationship with Britain made the joining of the war almost inevitable. In posters the Germans were depicted as mad brutes, eager to destroy America and democracy. Strict accountability made it so the Germans were responsible for every ship they sunk, if it contained an American. American gave billions of dollars to Britain to help their war effort, whereas the Germans got nowhere near that amount.

I agree the united states should go to war. Germans used unrestricted submarine warfare to stop the British from getting supplies. Ships from the United States were becoming targets as they tried to trade. The Sinking of the lusitania which 128 americans died on, this made america upset. This raised outrage against Germany.

The U.S entered WWI is because they were already on good terms with France and Britain. The majority of the U.S consisted of people who were Anglophiles and Francophiles which are people who admired and respected the U.K and France. U.S’s bias with France and the U.K played a significant part on why the U.S entered WWI and supported the allies. Also U.S’s exports to Germany drastically plummeted within the span of 2 years. In 1914, the U.S exported $344,794,276 worth of goods to Germany. However in 1916, the U.S only exported $288,899 worth of a goods which is a $344,505,377 difference.

Germany was being a bully to Europe and America had to put a stop to it before European affairs spread onto American land, and jeopardized American freedoms.

As previously mentioned, America was morally justified in joining the war. However, the factors of America’s economic and political justification must be included as well. America could have prevented the sinking of their ships. How? By listening to the Germans and their warnings. According to William Jennings Bryan, the Germans warned America not to travel on British ships, nevertheless, America neglected their warning. As a result of America’s indiscretion, the British vessel was sunk; along with it was with was the cargo and the lives of many. While America claimed to stand for the vindication of human rights, William Jennings questioned why they weren’t objecting to Great Britain starving a nation. Politically, America was not justified

The United States’ involvement in foreign political affairs as a global power was minimal before the country declared war on Germany on the 6th of April, 1917, officially entering the First World War. A great deal of U.S. citizens had hitherto endorsed a policy of isolationism, admiring their President, Woodrow Wilson, for his efforts to keep the country away from the almighty European conflict. However, before entering the war, America often traded with countries of both the Triple Entente and Central Powers alliances. It became apparent that the U.S. favored Britain as a partner in trade, and so Germany tried to prevent the Entente country from receiving imported goods. Forced by circumstance, America joined the war chiefly because several German offenses against the U.S. had provoked them to counteract.

President Woodrow Wilson called for a war in Germany "to make the world safe for democracy." (McKinley). This would be an effort to establish principles for all nations to follow, which could be otherwise referred to as American principles. The world needed to be made safe for all and the threat of constant war and the taking away of people's liberties led the US to enter the war. Wilson was worried that if the US did not get involved in the war then Germany would win and be a threat to the Western Hemishphere. Americans feared that the British navy would be destructed and this would pose a threat to the US's security (America).

But the main reasons why the United States took a step forward in joining the war was first, when the Germans torpedoed the Passenger ship Lusitania, killing more than a thousand passengers. Second, the U.S. has a much more investment with the allies than the Germans since the allied forces loans more money than the Germans and thus losing was not an option for them because they would not be able to payback their debts. Then third, probably the most important

It is no known secret that America attempted to reframe from becoming a part of what was projected as being a major war which started with the European culture. Historians believe that the second war was a contribution of the Great Depression which caused for America to seize from their investments in Europe. This caused for a struggle of power in Europe which provide an opportunity for Hitler and Stalin to obtain control over Europe. However receiving control over Britain would become a challenge. The prime minister at that time knew in order to survive he would need an alliance; the United States. With Germany, Italy, and Japan seizing majority