On April 2‚ 1917‚ President Woodrow Wilson asked a special session of Congress for a declaration of war against Germany‚ stating that "The world must be made safe for democracy." For three years‚ the United States had managed to remain neutral in World War I‚ which was wrecking widespread destruction on Western Europe. U.S. relations with Germany had deteriorated throughout that period‚ however‚ particularly as German submarines had torpedoed many American merchant vessels crossing the Atlantic Ocean
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WWII Reading Questions http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=15&smtID=2 1. Who was Joe Louis‚ why is he important‚ and why did he help to increase black enlistment into the military? He was important because he defeated a white boxer and encouraged blacks to enlist in the army 2. What was the first concentration camp and when was it set up? Dachau‚ 1933 3. What groups of people were targeted during the Holocaust? Jews‚ Gypsies‚ Polish Catholic‚ Russians‚ mentally and physically
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Second World War World War II was one of the greatest struggles humanity has ever seen. This Second World War caused many lives to be lost‚ damaged personal properties and was expensive‚ for a great deal of money was required to maintain a country’s military strength. The numbers for those that have passed‚ been wounded or gone missing during the war could never be calculated precisely; though it has been estimated that more than 55 million lives perished. Many historians have traced the causes of
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The World War I was referred as the first “Total War” from historians and to others the “Great War”. The World War I was very tragic because of countries that were involved in the War. During this time Woodrow Wilson was the President‚ and he was the 28th President in the United States. Wilson wanted to keep the United States neutral during the World War I. This essay will explain why Wilson abandoned his policy of neutrality and justify American involvement in a European conflict. During
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This article is about the major war of 1914–1918. For other uses‚ see World War One (disambiguation) and Great War (disambiguation). "WW1" and "WWI" redirect here. For the album by White Whale‚ see WWI (album). World War I | Clockwise from top: trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV Tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistiblesinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; aVickers machine gun crew with gas masks‚ and German Albatros D.III biplanes
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Worry about World Peace World Peace is something that will never happen. Too many countries have too much military power and don’t want to give in to any other country. War is something that the world is going to have to deal with because there has been very few years over the history of the world that have been war free. Like one quote by an unknown author says‚ "Peace is rare: less than 8% of the time since the beginning of recorded time has the world been entirely at peace. In a total of 3530
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World War II Pacific Theatre World War Two was a time of change. Weird alliances‚ lands of confusion‚ more efficient ways to kill‚ and most importantly‚ new ways to survive. The United States entry to World War two can be completely attributed to the Japanese attack on Pearl harbor. The United States had declared several neutrality acts throughout the course of Axis aggression in Europe and Asia. America first stated that they “did not recognize” Japan’s aggression when they invaded Manchuria
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she was definitely not the lone cause. Many powerful European nations played a roughly equal part in their contribution‚ which consequently started the First World War. At the beginning of the 20th Century there was great imperialistic rivalry in Europe. This rivalry can be referred to as the "root" of all the major causes of World War I. Imperialism led to strained relationships between the powers (Germany often clashed with Britain and France over the rule of African countries‚ and France rivalled
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World War I World War I (also known as the First World War‚ Great War or War of Wars‚ abbreviated WWI) was a military conflict centered on Europe that began in the summer of 1914. The fighting ended in late 1918. This conflict involved all of the world ’s great powers‚[4] assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred around the Triple Entente) and the Central Powers.[5] More than 70 million military personnel‚ including 60 million Europeans‚ were mobilized in one of the largest wars
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Legacy of World Wars Richard Castaneda POL 401 Baker College May 22‚ 2014 The First World War lasted from 1914 until 1918 and had major consequences that influenced a continuation to World War II. The war resulted in the dramatic change of the world map. Several empires disappeared and many new countries were born. World War I involved the signing of several peace treaties that benefited the Allies but left the countries like Germany in with loads of debt and with the frustration of defeat
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