World War 1 was a war that lasted from 1914 to 1918 and was a war that involved and was molded around alliances. This war in Europe would eventually turn into a global war that would involve 32 countries. United States involvement was crucial to the outcome of World War 1 and made a serious impact in our country. Both positive and negative effects were felt by Americans during and even long after the war. Mixed feelings were felt from many Americans for entering the war that would affect society. The war would originally begin in 1914 in Europe and the United States wasn’t involved until three years after the war began. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28th was one of the aspects that kick started the war. After the assassination on July 28th, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Just days after war was declared between Serbia and Austria-Hungary, Germany would declare war on Russia and France. Germany and Russia were brought into the war due to Germany’s alliance with Austria-Hungary and Russia’s alliance with Serbia. Germany’s invasion of Belgium would draw Britain into the war. This war which was also called “The Great War” was a war of alliances and the two parties involved with the war was the “Allies” and the “Central Powers.” The first three nations that were involved in the “Allies” (Russia, France, and Britain) were given the nickname the "Triple Entente". Nations also involved with the Allies were Serbia, Belgium, Japan, Montenegro, New Zealand, Canada, and South Africa. New Zealand, Canada, and South Africa were involved ultimately because of their ties to Great Britain. Whenever the United States entered the war they wanted to stay neutral rather than join the “Allies”. Eventually, the Uni... ... middle of paper ... ...uhle, Susan H. Armitage, Daniel H. Czitrom. Out of Many: A History of the American People. Pearson Education, 2011. 592-620. Roberts, Priscilla Mary. World War One. ABC-CLIO, 2006. Turner, William. The Essentials of United States History. Research & Education Association, 1990. Evans, Martin Marix. American voices of World War 1. Taylor & Francis, 2001. Hook, Sue Vander. The United States Enters World War 1. ABDO, 2010. John Mack Faragher, Mari Jo Buhle, Susan H. Armitage, Daniel H. Czitrom. "Out of Many: A History of the American People." John Mack Faragher, Mari Jo Buhle, Susan H. Armitage, Daniel H. Czitrom. Out of Many: A History of the American People. Pearson Education, 2011. 592-620. Roberts, Priscilla Mary. World War One. ABC-CLIO, 2006. Turner, William. The Essentials of United States History. Research & Education Association, 1990.
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World War I, a military conflict, began as a local European war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia in 1914. It was transformed into a general European struggle by declaration of war against Russia, and eventually became a global war involving 32 nations. Twenty- eight of these nations, known as the Allies and the Associated Powers, and including Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States, opposed the coalition known as the Central Powers, consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. World War I, was not only a dispute among nations, but also affected thousands of people from all over the world, including African Americans, women, and even business and economic changes. African Americans endured a great amount of racism during the war, especially from the military.
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The Alliances not only contributed to war breaking out; it made the war last longer and become on a much larger scale; major political disputes would inevitably cause a large conflict. The alliances caused suspicion, fear, and tension among nations. The two camps were the Triple Entente (Britain, France and Russia) and the Triple Alliance (Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary). When countries formed alliances with each other it gave them protection, if a country was threatened or under attack then the alliance would come to that country’s aid. Countries made an alliance when they both needed protection from a stronger country. When Austria-Hungary had heard about the assassination of Franz Ferdinand they went to war with Serbia which resulted in a chain reaction of countries going to war with one another, and when countries teamed up to support their attacked friends when war came, it meant that a number of nations would fight, not only the two involved in a dispute. The division of...