AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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The Treaty of Versailles was the treaty that ended World War I. The war was blamed all on Germany. Germany was required to pay a lot of money to the Allied Powers to help them rebuild their cities, hospitals, and schools.
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When the U.S. entered the war, the Allied Powers started winning a lot of battles! The U.S. helped the Allied Powers win the war.
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The U.S. wanted to stay out of World War I for a very long time. However, after Germany sunk the British ship the Lusitania, and U.S. ships, the U.S. had no choice but to enter the war on the side of the Allied Powers. The Lusitania had a lot of Americans on board that died, and people wanted revenge, so the U.S. went to war against Germany and the Axis Powers.
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The United States was secretly attacked by the Japanese in Pearl Harbor
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Detailed explanation-1: -The United States later declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary on December 7, 1917. Germany’s resumption of submarine attacks on passenger and merchant ships in 1917 became the primary motivation behind Wilson’s decision to lead the United States into World War I.
Detailed explanation-2: -Put simply the United States did not concern itself with events and alliances in Europe and thus stayed out of the war. Wilson was firmly opposed to war, and believed that the key aim was to ensure peace, not only for the United States but across the world.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, ended the debate over American intervention in both the Pacific and European theaters of World War II. The day after the attack, Congress declared war on Imperial Japan with only a single dissenting vote.