Analysis Of World War I: The Zimmerman Telegram

Firstly, National Defense Act increased the number of regular army’s soldiers from 90,000 to175,000. This act’s final was to let the soldier’ number move to 175,000. Also, it set the National Guard to provide the enough space and troop for the army’s training. In addition, the Congress passed a $313 bill, in order to build up a navy. Secondly, the Zimmerman Note was an intercepted cable from German. The cable said that if the United States started the war to German, German would let Mexico enter the alliance with Germany. So, Mexico could get their lost territory back, like New Mexico and Texas. Thirdly, the Selective Service Act was a act to require men who were between 21 and 30 to register with local draft board for the war.

Chapter 25 discusses the United States and the Second World War from 1939-1945. The United States wanted to stay out of international affairs but the newly elected Roosevelt advocated for an active role in it. Though he wanted a role in this, his priority was to attack the domestic causes of the depression which appealed to many poor Americans who were suffering from the Great Depression and had just lost everything. During this time, fascist governments threatened military aggression and the rise of Hitler created a controversial and war-like atmosphere. Hitler had a goal to avenge the defeat of WW1 which lead to the accusations of Jews, and the eventual full-blown Holocaust. Neutrality acts were put into place during this time to prohibit the exchange of arms to nations during the war.

Whitney, Craig R. “World War I Why It Still Matters.” New York Times Upfront 4 May 2009: 24-27. Print.

President Woodrow Wilson’s “War Message” addresses the momentous event of breaking neutrality and declaring war on the German government. Wilson explains that America can no longer remain stagnant. He calls his audience to action, through a tactical combination of both structured logic and emotional inclusion. Wilson begins his deduction with several points, starting with the details of the submarine warfare and the “wholesale destruction of men, women, and children” endured not only by the American people but various other countries (2). Wilson asserts that neutrality is no longer possible since peace and the freedom of the individuals of the world were under a direct threat (5). He reassures the audience that although his intentions were the same and he fully intended on keeping the American people safe, avoiding the war and remaining uninvolved was no longer a reality (4).

There were many factors that contributed to the United States abandoning its policy of isolation and entering into the First World War in 1917, some of these factors include the election of 1916, the Russian Revolution and the actions of Woodrow Wilson as well as many more that will be examined throughout this essay. The United States prided itself on its concept of remaining neutral and staying out of avoidable dispute, they were able to achieve this to a certain extent due to its tradition of isolation, the fact that America was such a vast distance geographically from other European countries meant that at times involvement in war was very difficult. This is highlighted by Hugh Brogan (1990) “The world was so large…it was impossible for

Through inspiring and motivational diction, Roosevelt evokes feelings of empathy, anger, and patriotism in the American Public amidst a tragedy responsible for the American entrance into the war. His use of the words “deliberately” and “suddenly” induced emotions that hadn’t stirred in the American population for years. These simple, everyday statements were used to shock and surprise the American public and qualify a true reason for the US to enter into conflict. Roosevelt also made remarks about the “onslaught” that shook the nation and cost American lives on American soil. Just this word creates images within the minds of Americans that helped top off the fuel to ignite the American fire and unite the country while fighting for freedom, thousands of miles away. These powerful words stood to change the hearts and minds of America and create a sense of unity and togetherness that could be shared from every man, woman, and child that was helping the American effort in World War 2.

On July 28, 1914 the United States entered a war to end all wars World War I. America intended to stay out of conflict and keep peace but ‘‘Zimmermann Telegram’’ — a signal intercepted and deciphered by British intelligence from Germany’s foreign minister to his man in Mexico, offering the Mexicans the return of territories lost to the US if they joined the war on Germany’s side helped generate support for war. While fighting the government came to a realization that the that America did not have enough money to afford a war so the military couldn’t afford supplies. The idea for war bonds came into play. They will help money circulate and help pay for supplies. When the government issued war bonds the military could pay for everything they

The article, “America Declares War on Germany, 1917” is about President Wilson’s decision to partake in the World War. He was unwilling to ask Congress for a declaration of war against Germany, but sees no other option, which leads him to confer with Frank Cobb, who advises him to take an alternative route, any route other than war. The author of the first-person point of view narrative was Frank Cobb who also played a role in the World War. Many issues, such as consequences and change, were discussed in the article. My thoughts of this article vary from understanding the president’s complicated situation to not wishing to acquiesce to the circumstances at hand.

Trevor Kibbee Mrs. Lieb English 9 6 March 2024 WW1 World War 1 came as a shock to many, changing the course of time as people knew it. It shaped the way people looked at one another, how they acted, and the beliefs that people had. The War not only affected American men, but the lives of many others. Women, children, and African Americans modified their way of life when WW1 started. Children altered their lives during the First World War.

David Kennedy’s Over Here: The First World War and American Society gives the reader an in depth description of American history during Americas involvement in World War I. The book covers from President Wilson’s war message to Congress on April 2, 1917 to the Armistice on November 11, 1918 pointing out major dilemmas within the country, whether they are political, social, or cultural. Kennedy starts the book out with a prologue that sets the scene. After the prologue, Kennedy jumps into explaining the war and the thoughts of the American people about the war that was carried into the battlefield. During this time, Wilson had just won his re-election of 1916, which was won by promising to keep America out of the war. So it was not hard to

World War 1 was known as the most lethal crusade in ethological history, demanding tens of millions of fatalities on all fronts. During WW1 President Woodrow Wilson justifies his support for American involvement by giving his “World Democracy” (1917) speech in response to German submarines resuming unrestricted submarine warfare. German “U” boats were destroying merchant ships and ocean liners for instance, the RMS Listeria and Arabic off the coast of Europe, in 1915. President Wilson urged congress to declare war, because we should defend democracy and all nations that desire to be free of German blockade and invasion. He outlined his points further in President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points in January (1918). He ensured the United States was moving toward a stable peace and partnership of all governments against Imperialist. He stated the purpose is not to block or injure German power or trade, but to open covenants of diplomacy and peace publicly and unequivocally. Opening trade routes and bringing supplies across the Atlantic became vital to support Allied forces during World War 1 but it was not the only beneficiary of U.S. support. The United States was the largest neural power at the starting point of the war because of our distance from Europe, and American industries and economic capabilities were vastly supplying both sides. When the Germans continues their unrestricted submarine warfare blocking Europe, they also sunk into our investment and trade rights. German Propaganda during this time was unrelatable and peculiar to Americans, who found it easier to sympathize with Great Britain’s and France’s war efforts. The Zimmerman Telegram, in 1917 intercepted by British Intelligence in real time uncovered a secret alliance between Mexico and Germany. The secretary of State Author Zimmerman declared publicly of the note’s authenticity in March. In April he helped generate support for declaring war on Germany. This code was portrayed as one of the utmost compelling the findings in intelligence efforts over the course of the war. This was

World War One was a highly destructive and brutal war that lasted longer than it was expected to and caused the economic deterioration of several influential nations. The so-called “war to end all wars” compelled thousands of American mothers to surrender their sons to the heap of corpses. Nevertheless, the United States of America did not intrude into the eastern conflict until American involvement was found imperative by credible reasoning. Growing economic interests and violations of sea rights and the Monroe Doctrine accelerated the ongoing war to a conclusion by introducing the involvement of the United States of America.

A) America had long had a policy of isolationism and when it got involved in World War I, many Americans believed that it was a pointless war to fight. Americans were anti-Nazi and anti-Hitler; they fervently hoped that the democracies would win; they fondly believed that the forces of righteousness would triumph, as in 1918. Neutrality became a heated issue in the United States. Ill-prepared Britain and France urgently needed American airplanes and other weapons, but the Neutrality Act of 1937 raised a sternly forbidding hand and provided that the henceforth the European democracies might buy American war materials, but only on a “cash-and-carry basis,” which meant that they would have to transport the munitions in their own ships and America

The year is 1917, World War 1 has been ravaging Eastern Europe for three years now, and the threat against the United States has been minimal. That is, until British telegram operators intercepted the “Zimmerman telegram” in which Germany proposed a military alliance with Mexico. The telegram was a blatant attempt to bring The United States into World War 1 by Germany, and it succeeded. Once the United States entered the war, fresh young faces like eighteen-year-old Ernest Hemingway lined up to fight for their country. Sadly “An eye problem barred him from the army, so he joined the ambulance corps” which allowed him to aid in the war effort overseas (Levine 795). Less than a year later while attending to Italian soldiers, he was wounded

For centuries’ tradition now, war legends and stories have been a beloved genre of literature in a nationalistic United States. For this reason, countless war novels are deemed classics. Yet, A Farewell To Arms, written by “lost generation” author Ernest Hemingway, is quite possibly the most renowned to date. World War I had potential unlike any other the world had seen before. The technological advancement society underwent during this time period churned out new inventions regularly, such as (but not limited to) tanks and poison gas. Due to poor execution, however, all said potential had gone to waste; military forces could not uphold combat tactics and strategies to the standards of a rapidly developing society. Those in combat quickly grasped how to wield their new weaponry, but not how to aid against it, leading to a staggering body count. This left military forces with an everlasting need for more funding, and, carrying over into the life of a typical American citizen, this meant the first heavily publicized war. Factories went from manufacturing, say, girls’ shoes, to combat boots. Managing money no longer meant accumulating fractions of