League of Nations

The United States entered the war unprepared, with very little planning. Although they had a large navy, The United States had a small army with just 125,000 men. These men were by no means trained or equipped for the war in Europe. In President Woodrow Wilson’s war message, he pledged to contribute all his nation’s significant resources to the Allied countries. However, he was not able to provide troops to aid the Allies in Europe. Building an army would take time that the Allies could not…

Americans had no idea that war was imminent in Europe in the summer of 1914, and tens of thousands of tourists were caught by surprise.[1] Apart from an Anglophile element supporting the British, American public opinion went along with neutrality at first. The sentiment for neutrality was strong among Irish Americans, German Americans and Swedish Americans,[2] as well as among church leaders and women. On the other hand, even before the war broke out American opinion toward Germany was already…

Tiger I Officially designated as the Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger, the Panzer VI was a German heavy tank deployed in 1942 during World War II. Eventually nicknamed the “Tiger”, and eventually Tiger I once the Tiger II reached production, the design of the Tiger I tank epitomized the German concept of a heavy tank. A tank that provided ultimate excellence in design and combined lethality with the best protection regardless of the cost. While an outstanding design, the Tiger I was over-engineered…

The treaty of versailles was a mission to peace with Germany. President Woodrow issued the fourteen points to wage war with the United States and Germany. This treaty harmed the future of Germany forever. The treaty is well known for its organization though the time it was signed on to its maximumvery detail, it was signed on the 11 day of the 11th hour of the 11 month in 1918. This treaty helped blame Germany for starting the war and blames them for everything else. If you were too thoroughly…

The third reason Dr. Land proposes for a justifiable war is last resort. When a war is entered because peaceful reasoning, among other peaceful methods, has been exhausted, war is justified (Land). Before the Israelite Exodus from Egypt, Moses asked multiple times for Pharaoh to set the Israelites free. Pharaoh consistently refused, occasionally allowing the Israelites to leave but retracting this release before they got away. Eventually, the plagues sent down from God led to the Israelites…

Sound Off: Military Technology and Technique 1. Rank order the technologies that had the greatest impact on the conflict. I. The Utilization of offensive operations characterized the conduct of World War II. Technological advancements allowed forces to maneuver at faster in order to maintain a relative advantage over the opposition. II. The use of the tank revolutionized the war as it facilitated high speed maneuver tactics. Unlike The tanks of The Great war, World War II tanks had improved…

conditions of the modern world.” The purpose was not the installation governing bodies akin to the ones established during the 17th and 18th centuries of European Colonialism, but instead, European nations were intended to look after these countries “well-being and development” in order to create nations capable of one day governing themselves. On paper, this is a noble and righteous action taken by the European powers. However, in reality this decision to create states by indiscriminately…

In November of 1918, World War One finally ended with the signing of an armistice by Germany, Britain, and France. This ended the long and grueling war. The effects of WW1, the armistice, and the following Treaty of Versailles in 1919 were powerful and set the stage for the tumultuous years to come. While there were many lasting and relevant effects of World War One, the Russian Revolution, the idea that Germany was a “losing power”, and the development of new nationalist and racialist groups…

The Federal legislation that made illegal to speak out against the government, during World War I this would be infringing on free speech. This should be taught or reminded to us that the government cant be aloud to silence people no matter what they say. The Espionage Act enacted on June 15, 1917 the Espionage Act prohibited individuals from expressing or publishing opinions that would interfere with the U.S. military’s efforts to defeat Germany A year later, the U.S. Congress amended the law…

In early 1915, Germany had a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare which meant they could torpedo and sink armed merchant ships but not passenger ships. They broke this policy on march 24th 1916 by attacking a French cross-channel passenger ferry called the Sussex. 50 people died and even though no US citizens were killed, the attack caused president Woodrow Wilson to declare that if Germany continued with this behavior, the US would break diplomatic relations with them. In 1915, the first…