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Essay on The First World War (WWI)

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WORLD WAR ONE

There has always been wars, and there will always be wars. Most wars leave a huge impact on the history of that nation, especialy if it involves more than one. In 1914, long-standing rivalries among
European nations exploded into war. World War one, as it is now called, cost millions of lives. Such a war, has left a deep intentaion on the
American history.

There were three very important causes of World War One;
Nationalism, Militarism, and Imperialism ( Davidson, Castillo, Stoff, page
570). For years, these three factor has brought tension to European nations. Then, in June of 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir t the throne of …show more content…

In time, 21 other nations joined the Allies.

When war broke out in Europe, the United States was determined to stay neutral to avoid being dragged into the conflict that would clearly tear apart any nation who was involved. While neutral, the Americas supplied other countries with weapons in order to gain money. This all changed wen President Woodrow Wilson recepted the Zimmerman
Telegram. This was a telegram from Germany urging Mexico to attack the United States.
In return, Germany promised that they would help Mexico win back its
“lost provinces” in the American South west. President Wilson could not longer keep the peace, so he went before congress and asked for a declaration of war. On April 6 of 1917, the president signed the declaration of war. It thrust Americans into the deadliest war the world had yet seen(Davidson, Castillo, Stoff, page 578).

The first American troops reached France in June of 1917. They quickly saw the desperate situation if the Allies, they had lost millions of solders, and the troops in the trenches were exhausted and ill. Many of the civilians were near starvation. To make matters worse, Russia withdrew from the war. With Russia out of the way, Germany could move its armies away form the

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