America and the Great War
World War I (WWI) or “the Great War” was a global conflict that was concentrated mostly in Europe. This war involved all the world's greatest powers at the time. These militaries were gathered in two opposing coalitions. The allies opposing were Britain, France, Russia and eventually the United States. The second collation was formed by the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. The war was initiated on July 28, 1914 and ended roughly after four years on November 11, 1918. Eventually there would be over 70 million soldiers mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. Over 9 million soldiers from both sides would be killed. There were various underlying and fundamental causes that led to this deadly and …show more content…
By 1914, key European countries such as Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, and Holland had established huge territories outside their homeland. The net result of these activities of imperialism by the Western powers was a world war. These western powers had by 1914 established themselves in an environment of fierce competition over territories on almost every continent; therefore, a war was necessary for these powers to exert their domination over gained territories (Kramer, …show more content…
America entered the war but rejected the attempts by allied forces to fight under their military command. Instead, America chose to fight the war with their own military command and strategy. This move by the Americans ensured that the Germans were overpowered by the allied forces and the American forces (Tierney, 2014). The Americans would provide a flow of fresh soldiers to the front that discouraged and demoralized the German troops. After losing major battles on several fronts, the Germans would surrender, leading to the end of WWI (Tierney,
World War I (WWI) or “the Great War” was a global conflict that was concentrated mostly in Europe. This war involved all the world's greatest powers at the time. These militaries were gathered in two opposing coalitions. The allies opposing were Britain, France, Russia and eventually the United States. The second collation was formed by the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. The war was initiated on July 28, 1914 and ended roughly after four years on November 11, 1918. Eventually there would be over 70 million soldiers mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. Over 9 million soldiers from both sides would be killed. There were various underlying and fundamental causes that led to this deadly and …show more content…
By 1914, key European countries such as Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, and Holland had established huge territories outside their homeland. The net result of these activities of imperialism by the Western powers was a world war. These western powers had by 1914 established themselves in an environment of fierce competition over territories on almost every continent; therefore, a war was necessary for these powers to exert their domination over gained territories (Kramer, …show more content…
America entered the war but rejected the attempts by allied forces to fight under their military command. Instead, America chose to fight the war with their own military command and strategy. This move by the Americans ensured that the Germans were overpowered by the allied forces and the American forces (Tierney, 2014). The Americans would provide a flow of fresh soldiers to the front that discouraged and demoralized the German troops. After losing major battles on several fronts, the Germans would surrender, leading to the end of WWI (Tierney,