What Caused The War Of 1812

Causes of WWI and the War of 1812 The causes of World War 1 were simpler a reenactment of the War of 1812 because of the neutral shipping between countries at the time where America was usually denied the right to trade with other countries, the extreme nationalism and imperialism of the forces involved which antagonized the opposing sides, and the incidents at sea that occurred and swayed public opinion for a declaration of war. When American merchants desired to trade with other countries in the midst of war for as much profit as possible, they usually ended up getting stopped by blockades or sunk by opposing forces. Prior to our entrance into the War of 1812, Britain and France were battling during the Napoleonic wars. Both countries
Before the War of 1812, half of American citizens imperialistically sought to march up to Canada and claim more territory for their own. They believed that since they were a part of The United States they could win any battle. The War Hawks were members of Congress who pushed for and believed in these ideals but eventually their beliefs were never achieved (McNamara). Before the outbreak of World War 1, Germany had the same imperialism and nationalism as America had. They desired to expand their territory and believed nothing could stop them. The English remained to have their "firm belief in the cultural, economic and military supremacy of their nation." The two countries, along with their allies, went to war while America tried to remain neutral. Germany wanted to expand though, and The U.S. Was a threat that had to be removed by all means possible. The country went as far as to propose war on America with the "Zimmerman Note" which promised Mexico it's lost land in return for assistance in the war. This intercepted transmission swayed public opinion into believing the note was a threat of German attack on the U.S. The president finally responded with a declaration of war
Before the war of 1812 Great Britain seized and destroyed many American ships. The seizure increased after a court ruling was made which "forbade to neutrals in wartime any trade that was not allowed in peacetime" and could not be circumvented by breaking passage at American ports. Along with the seizure of ships "the impressment of sailors alleged to be British" were incidents that the American public could 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 damage to the ship causing it to sink along with 1200 people, 128 of which were American citizens. This incident was horrific and greatly impacted President Wilson's decision to join the