definition of justified is to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be right. World War 1 was utterly tragic. It all started because of Germany. Germany was a threat to the United States Morally, economically and politically. So we had to enter the war whether we wanted to or not. The US was morally, politically and economically justified to wage war on Germany and their allies. America was completely justified at entering the war morally due to what Germany was doing too many of its…
1.What factors precipitated and fueled the social divisions of the 1920s? The Reds were a group of individuals who were fueled to overthrow American capitalism. They were many factors that fueled this and caused this "Red Scare" in America. The Americans believed that one of the factors were new immigrants from Eastern Europe bringing in radical ideas that were against the United States and its beliefs. Also many workers were being laid off since machines were replacing them along with…
The Causes of World War 1/ the Great War The Great War, or what most people know it as World War 1, was an extremely bloody war that took place in Europe from 1914-1919. World War 1 caused an estimated of 10 million soldier deaths and 20 million more wounded. Finally, at the end of 1918, the Versailles Treaty was signed by the countries taking part in the war, Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Britain, France and Russia, which was a treaty that ended the state of war between Germany and the…
Dynasty and asserted their dominance.(1) Due to the word “Manchu” not being of Chinese origin, they decided to adopt the name “Qing.” However, there was not much physical distinction between the Ming and Qing, so the Qing government decided to create a hairstyle that was called the Queue. (1) This was an extremely interesting hairstyle, for they shaved the front half of their head, allowing the back to grow out enough for a braid to reach as far as their hips. (1) Although it is simply a…
1. American History is very interesting. It is extremely important to know and understand how we got to where we are today. Throughout the slides there is some of the major events in our history. The World War I also know as the Great War, was caused by militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism and much more. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand started everything (Greenspan, 2014). He was the Archduke of Austria. The United States entered the war in 1917. President Wilson went…
fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war… but the right is more precious than peace and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried on our hearts” (Jackson). Germany 's lack of respect for Americas right of neutrality, the evidence for the Zimmermann telegraph, and Americas connection with the Allies led the U.S. to join the war the American people tried so hard to avoid (Sloan 2). Americas goal was to save the world through their economic goods, their democratic…
exclaimed Paul Tibbets. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland which led Britain and France to declare war on Germany, Hitler 's Nazi state, which started the second world war. Due to world war 1, the United States (U.S.) passed Neutrality Acts to prevent involvements in future wars. However, when Japan bombing Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which was an American naval base, the United States could no longer be in neutrality and finally joined world war 2 going against the Axis Power…
has grown into the largest country in the world. Several major events have built Russia into what we know today. The early history during the ninth century C.E. Kievan Russia developed the first political party that reigned from the 10th-12th century (The World Fact Book, 2016). Since then there have been a plethora of leaders and developments. They have been involved in a number of wars such as Mongolian War, Cold War, and World War (Index of Major Wars, n.d.). They have more recently…
First, there were many goals and purposes of the Nuremberg trials. After the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, many world leaders discussed an important topic. For all the suffering the Nazis had caused, they were debating what to do with them. The USSR leader, Joseph Stalin, proposed a mass execution of up to 100,000 Nazi officers. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, suggested the Nazis to suffer a summary execution, or an execution without a trial. But, the American…
development of the Atomic bomb that ended the second World War, the allied nations became increasingly technologically advanced, more politically charged, and moved away from traditional imperialism allowing for former colonies to become independent nation states. These advancements in human civilization came at a cost. Many of these technologies, ideals, and new borders were born from the conflicts between global superpowers in the struggle for world supremacy and self security. The United…