- Could the US involvement in the Great War have been prevented? How?
- Why didn't the U.S. follow its expansionist beliefs during WWI and try to gain more land or spread American beliefs at the Peace conference in Paris?
- Did America really believe that they were going to war to protect the world from the new Bolshevik government in Russia?
- How was the United States relationship with Italy during World War I?
- With all of the different treaties and alliances happening in World War I, what were the effects on trading?
- Was WW1 inevitable even if Franz Ferdinand did not get murdered?
- Would the Allies have fallen if the U.S. had not entered WW1?
- How did the U.S joining the war affect the outcome? What would the war have been like if the U.S did not join?
- What were the benefits of World War I for the United States, if any?
- How was World War I made into a “patriotic crusade” by the American people? Similarly, why was lynching of Germans seen as “patriotic murder”?
Use the comments to reply to these questions. Be sure to identify in your comment the specific question to which you are responding.
9 comments:
Would the Allies have fallen if the U.S. had not entered WW1?
Odds are that the Allies still would have won the war. Germany was on their last leg as far as military resources and personel go. Their army was tired and fighting alone while the Allies still had two countries combining their military forces. The U.S. just added extra men to the Allied side to bring the war to a quicker end than if they had not helped out.
-Aleks
Could the US involvement in the Great War have been prevented? How?
The U.S. could have avoided the war by staying truly neutral. Instead of threatening Germany about the u-boat attacks they could have banned Americans to travel. By staying out of Europe there would not be anything to drag America into the war. Instead the U.S. allowed Americans to be involved and eventually ended up fighting the war even though it was almost over anyways.
Was WW1 inevitable even if Franz Ferdinand did not get murdered?
Even if Franz Ferdinand wasn't murdered, WWI was unavoidable. The murder of Franz Ferdinand only lead to a series of events that lead to the United States involvement in the war. The true causes of WWI was intense rivalry over trade, empire, and military strength. This lead to the Central Powers and Allies treaties being formed. There were many conflicts amongst the nations and these eventually lead to warfare.
Would the Allies have fallen if the U.S. had not entered World War 1?
Most likely not. The United States roll in the war was minimal. With tired and wiery central and allied powers the U.S. provided a fresh lot that boosted morale and were better able to fight. The von schlieffen Plan which backfired so tragically on the Germans would have still failed and lead to an Allied Counter attack.
-Matt
How was the United States relationship with Italy during World War I?
Relations between the United States and Italy were actually not bad. They were both part of the Allied Powers, and they both supported the same cause. (pg. 643-Americans only witnessed the "bitter fighting" in Italy and Russia but were not themselves engaged in the bitter fighting with Italy).
Was WW1 inevitable even if Franz Ferdinand did not get murdered?
It is entirley possible that had Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand not been murdered the entire conflict could have been avoided. The Austrian-Hungarians would not have attacked the Serbs, the Russians wouldn't have attacked the Austrians, the Germans wouldn't have attacked Belgium and the U.S. would have never needed to have gotten involved. Although there was still diplomatic tension between nations leading up to the assasination, the chain reaction would have required an act of war in the same order of magnitude as the murder of poor old Franz.
With all of the different treaties and alliances happening in World War I, what were the effects on trading?
The trading issue between the United States and Europe at the beginning of World War I was started by Great Britain when the country set a naval blockade. This put the United States in a position either go along with the blockade, and by doing so establish a connection with the allies, or to refuse the blockade and potentially create problems with the allies. Because President Wilson decided to go along with the blockade, the trade between the US and the Central Powers declined quite a significant amount. However, the trade between the US and the Allies increased a significant amount. The Central Powers were angry with the US for clearly stepping out of the neutral zone into being one of the Allies, so they decided to put all trading ships coming from the United States in jeopardy. This final act by the Central Powers would eventually lead to the United States entering the War.
Could the US involvement in the Great War have been prevented? How?
The US involvement in the Great War might have been prevented if Wilson had not given into Great Britain's naval blockade, and not clearly taken a position that was in favor of the Allies. Then, it is possible that the ships destroyed by the Central Powers might not have been destroyed, or Americans may not have gotten hurt. However, with the Zimmerman telegram and the ships, there seemed to be a lot of reasons to go to war, and I don't believe that it could have been prevented. The United States had too much of a bond with Great Britain and France to avoid becoming their allies in the midst of a world war.
Would the Allies have fallen if the U.S. had not entered WW1?
The Allies most likely still could have handled themselves well during the war. The Allies were strong compared to the enemy countries. The enemies became weak and needed to end the war quickly. When the U.S. came to help the Allies, it only strengthened the Allies and weakened the enemies.
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