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WWI- The War in Europe

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one year after Woodrow Wilson's election as president of the United States Europe went to war Wilson add pledge to continue the progressive reforms that were improving American government business work and living conditions just four years later President Wilson asked Congress for a declaration war against Germany extenuating world events that changed his mind and America entered World War 1 it was called by some the war to end all wars socialist the imperialist War soldiers often called it the trench war the first modern war a war we give the Industrial Age from Telegraph to movies did machine guns display the roots of world war in Europe's tumultuous past as far back as 1870 France and Germany were enemies they won the franco-prussian war it seems to French provinces Alsace wren from then on how competitive this for European leadership of vowel between the two countries and a spirit of nationalism grip them both this is nationalism patriotic feelings for one should always be put ahead of world cooperation the result in contempt or one country by another led to the risk of War nationalism was at the root of conflict between Russia and Austria-Hungary Russians believe the protector of all of Europe's Swamp People regardless of which government they happen to live under example Serbia was an independent country but millions of others under Austria-Hungary rule was an intense rivalry between Russia and Austria-Hungary for influence over serbians in the country of Serbia Poland have been divided among Germany Austria Hungary and Russia in their own polish with self-rule also wanted freedom and self-determination under Austria-Hungary as real they were not even allowed to use their own language consequence by 1914 Europe was a hot day nationalism intentions ran high between the governments and their constituents while the spirit of nationalism across Europe building their Global Empire Great Britain and Germany were colonizing at least in a frenzy of imperialism France and Germany at home and abroad Russia turned its attention to you and she sought control over the serbs the contest for international trade resources and land resulted in a buildup of military strength the British Germans french-italian Japanese and Americans beginning stockpiling weapons recruiting armies and wanting battleships to protect their interests at home and abroad as each country amassed countless weapons and beefed up their armies and navies they saw the wisdom of a green military alliances Mutual treaties of assistance that would commit each Nation to support one another should they be attacked by 1914 there were two major defense alliances call the Allies consisted of France Great Britain and Russia although Russia had a separate treaty with Serbia the other the Triple Alliance later called the Central Powers included Germany Austria-Hungary Italy Italy would later join the Allies for a little while these military alliances does a type of checks and balances system to upset the balance of power these alliances opted a single event would soon tip the scale on June 28th 1914 the capital of Bosnia kind of Austria and his wife Sophie into the happy crowds from their motorcade 1 of young there left from the sidewalk and shot them both to get the Assassin turned out to be a member of a secret society called the black fan whose goal was to under one rule the assassination was used by the Austria-Hungary government as an opportunity to make an example of Serbia squelch any nationalist uprisings in the future one month later Austria-Hungary instead One Nation after another was pulled into fight due to their treaties of support Russia mobilized its Armed Forces Germany who was obligated by treaty to support Austria-Hungary declared war on Russia two days after subsequently Germany declared war on Russia is Ally France and one day later Great Britain declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary during World War 1 has Germany invaded neutral country of Belgium no one foresaw how long the world would last that how gruesome the cost would be over 65 million people bought over between 9 and 10 million died on the Schofield another 20 million lost their lives due to hunger and disease related to the war the magnitude of the killing was unprecedented in just the first three months of the war nearly the entire original British Army despite all the Carnage most stationary in France France for thousands of miles enough for two men to walk abreast and stand erect to fire the machine guns The Trenches were choked with Meyer rats and Weiss German soldiers occupied one line is the other from time to time soldiers would storm out of these trenches and attempt to overrun the enemy only to be met with a cape look like both sides suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties has remained essentially unchanged meanwhile the tools of Technology prosperity for the industrialized world are now being used to create more efficient 500 to 600 bullets per minute I saw trees as long as a man's thigh literally cut down by the stream of what in 1914 the German Army deployed their new Canon against Belgium Big Bertha as it was called curling 1800 pound shell a year later at the Second Battle of Ypres the Germans introduced poison gas to Warfare soon both sides used chemical weapons like chlorine which suffocated its victims or mustard gas could burn the skin and blanket is casualties for long however German soldiers realize good flamethrowers could shoot a stream of gasoline should be used to stop them balloons and then airplanes were converted into weapons of war when Germany attacked the Belgian city of liege in 1914 it was the first time Tricia billions would killed by War plan claims were fitted with machine guns and loaded with bombs and soon began dueling an intertek air combat these dogfights speaking the common cycle the disguise of Europe remedies meeting fighter pilot Manfred Richthofen nicknamed the Red Baron by the British because of his brightly painted red Albatross airplane shot down 80 Allied aircraft before being struck by a Bullet From The Trenches and crash into his death if I should come out of this war alive I will have more luck than brains even more destruction was waiting on and under the Atlantic Ocean as Germany pressed it's interesting boots its submarines into the back German submarines and ships trying to deliver supplies to the Allies it aroused in particular because we felt that this was a violation of a Chapel of the Freedom of the Seas long of Cornerstone of United States foreign policy Germany then response to the British blockade in Coast which in theory permitted contraband weapons military supplies from reaching Germany but the British definition of Contraband was wide-sweeping including food and fertilizer for crops 750,000 Germans died of starvation during the 75000 people lost their lives due to German submarine warfare The Blockheads continue the pattern of War begun in the trenches everywhere the fighting was inconclusive. illogically Advanced weapons made the lack of Victories more devastating hear this battle of death and despair in the United States in the spring of 1917 despite President Woodrow Wilson's promised that the US could stay neutral so far as I can remember this is a government of the people and this people is not going to choose War most Americans know they felt Sympathy for the plight of Europeans saw no reason to join a fight is miles away at the time of Wilson's second inauguration immigrants constituted one-third of the United States population more than 8 million German Americans lived in the US and naturally felt sympathy toward their former White America have the closest ties with the Allies the UN shared a Common Language and history with England and many Democratic institutions America to France twice as much as with Germany and stay play some German war atrocities had outraged many citizens of all ethnic backgrounds still most Americans wanted to remain neutral but that was not to be primarily for two reasons American enter the war a change in a freaking attitude occurred when the British ship Lusitania was sunk by a German U-Boat of the 1198 who were killed there were 128 Americans more ships were sunk in Korean War loss of American lives German Kaiser announced on January 31st 1917 that you votes would sink All Ships in British Waters whether they were hostile or neutral they seem little choice but to enter the war the discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram cemented that decision it wasn't coded note from German foreign minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German minister in Mexico promising u.s. territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cars we make Mexico a proposal or Alliance on the following basis make war together make peace together generous financial support and an understanding on our part that Mexico is to reconquer the Lost Heir Dorian Texas New Mexico and Arizona a little over a month later Congress formally declared war on Germany and the Central Powers the American public was shot but there was still no rush the result was that Congress voted overwhelmingly for a draft requiring eligible men to register with the government of the 24 million who signed up 3 million were chosen by Lottery when were not drafted and the Army would not even let them and list the Navy and Marines accepted women volunteers for noncombat positions 13,000 served as nurses clerk stenographers secretaries and telephone operators women could become army nurses but they did not receive the benefits equal pay or military rank of Army men the number of African Americans who served in World War 1 was double their proportion in the general Malaysian African American soldiers were segregated into separate units and living quarters and we're not allowed to join the Navy or the Marines for the first time in history some African-Americans were trained to be army officers know they were only allowed to be in African American troops the renowned all African-American 369th Infantry Regiment dubbed the Harlem Hellfighters some continuous duty on the front lines than any other American rhetoric the 369 soldiers were the first Americans ever received the French military honor the cross of War of course before any American soldiers were able to fight in World War 1 United States had to get troops and supplies to Europe the costs of such an operation raise money and get the resources needed the United States government first the federal government took control of the economy and gave the president the power to fix prices and regulate certain war-related industries President Wilson next established the War Industries Board and appointed millionaire Financial expert Wilson often called him doctor facts because of his ability to assemble a warden 8N distributor is about war materials in production Every Man Has a right to be wrong in his opinions but no man has a right to wrong in his facts however seemingly trivial notice that 8000 tons of steel used each year to make ladies corsets to give up that fashion in support of the war they did and the steel saved to be employed to build two the board encouraged companies to use mass production techniques to increase efficiency and eliminate waste it also established price controls allocated raw materials and told manufacturers what be needed to produce how to help the water as a result of industrial production increase volume 20% other government agencies control the railroads regulated the use of coal and oil and mediated labor disputes avoiding play strikes the War Industries Board also created a massive publicity campaign encouraging the public to contribute to the Victory Gardens and observing meatless meals so food could be sent overseas Tripps gasless Sundays and lightless nights soon followed my Wednesdays are wheatless I'm getting more everyday in order to conserve energy Industries Board adopted first Champion by Benjamin Franklin and finally to raise the 33 million Civil War the government took two actions first it established in excess profits or War profits tax on corporate earnings and higher income taxes on wealthier citizens were raised on Tobacco liquor and luxury goods these actions collected about one-third of the money needed the rest was raised by appealing to Americans strong sense of patriotism Liberty Bonds were sold these connections loan money to the government the war movie stars in newspapers parades and billboards all carry the message to buy bonds amazingly on average every adult American length of war effort about $400 a large even with the money necessary to fight the war the government realized they would need the popular support of Americans most of whom or involvement there for President Wilson what are the former muckraking journalist George creel to head the Committee on Public Information our nation's first propaganda agency creel was a giant when it came to advertising and public relations a call his committee World's Greatest Adventure in advertising Creole convince the best writers artists musicians and advertising people of the day to help him sell the war from booklets in books for Americans in various languages again the messages for our enemies even got into the movie business for features such as under four flags with the help of famous film director DW Griffith beans pro war movies were not only hits I actually made money for the cause 850 2744 dollars remarkable when you realize that it only cost a nickel to see a movie back then help make an unpopular War is masterstroke was the creation of a national force of 75000 men who are the four Minute Men spoke on the draft trifling on drives and Victory Gardens by the end of the war they had delivered more than seven and a half million speeches to 314 million listeners musicians gave voice to the war songs can we meet again it's a Long Long Way to Tipperary keep the home fires burning and over there kept American Spirits High green while the immense task of transporting troops to France began relying on foreign vessels to take American Goods overseas America's supply of ships was limited consequently Shipyard workers were exempt from the draft for given to permit to make shipbuilding a priority industry a new construction technique called fabrication process by which parts were built elsewhere and then assembled in the central Shipyard substantially reduced the time needed to build ships assist in a single day appropriately the 4th of July 1918 America launched 95 shifts rear Admiral William S Sims decided that the best way to get troops and supplies safely past the German U-boats what is the use of which system Merchant and troop transport ships across the Atlantic in large groups escorted by a guard of heavily-armed Destroyers and cruisers circling the plate the plan. Shipping losses in half 100 submarine Chaser boats and 500 airplanes were also use to stop you votes from sinking ships Bound for Europe remarkably of the 2 million men bring War only 100 or lost to you torpedoes General John J Pershing led the American expeditionary Force Pershing believe in aggressive action in combat and was highly regarded Blackjack is he was popularly known among the troops was understood to be courageous and a top-notch administrator at first match for European casualties by April of 1980 Persian convince the Allies that Americans should fight as a separate Army we came American we shall remain American and going to battle with Old Glory over our head I will not partial out American boys accordingly American soldiers called Doughboys because of their white belts that they clean with cheap clay or dough together under the command of French Marshal Ferdinand the government of Russia have been overthrown are the Bolsheviks led by Vladimir Lenin and Russia withdrew from the war signing a peace treaty with Germany this meant the Germans could now consolidate their army and concentrate on a single front by Mig 19 the Germans managed to get within 50 miles of Paris America. Had arrived over there just in time to help stop the German advance to continue a few weeks later the Doughboys help Fork the German attacks at chateau-thierry and belleau wood and ratings in late summer the allies with America as  triumphed in the Second Battle of the Marne and in September manga defenses against Germans at something you and in the meuse-argonne reaches 1.2 million US troops bought by October it was clear the time that turned against Germany and the Central Powers as German troops began to retreat all along the front the victory was not without devastating start over all told the United States lost in battle and another 200,000 were wounded and needed immediate Medical Care miles away I have Americans English Irish and French and a part in the corners are Germans they have to watch each other die side-by-side toucan and goes day and night and the shelves are breaking over and around us I have to write many sad letters to American mothers thankfully and into the slaughter was not far off the effects of the war what was the war to new roles for women and African-Americans was proving to be a major turning point in American history

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