America and World War I

U.S. History from 1865 to 1945

LaTonia Scott

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August 10, 2013

Gary Grimm

America and World War 1

The Second Battle of Marne occurred on July 1918, in which the Americans had a major role in securing a victory. This paper will discuss the reason why World War one begun, as well discussing the factors that led to America becoming involved in World War 1, as well as their role in the Second Battle of the Marne. This paper will also discuss the soldier’s experience during the war.

July 28th, 1914 was the day when Austria-Hungry decided to start the war on Serbia, and the peace that were between Europe’s powers went down. The war comes on the heels of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was next in line to the throne of the Austro Hungarian Empire was killed on June 28th, 1914. According to "World War 1" (1996-2013), “On July 28th, 1914 Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, and the peace that was between Europe’s great powers collapsed.” Eventually America became involved with World War One due to different conditions. The next paragraph will discuss these conditions which led America to become involved with World War One.

America’s involvement with World War One began on April 6th, 1917, when President Woodrow Wilson was in term. Before that, they had no dealings with World War One. However after the Unrestricted Submarine Warfare begin, President Wilson went to Congress to ask for war on Germany. The Unrestricted Submarine Warfare was one of the biggest reasons why America went to War on Germany. The Unrestricted Submarine Warfare was decided by Bethmann Hollweg who was the German Chancellor, who thought that this would make the American respond to the war. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare was a result of being desperate, and it was also believed that if the results were shocking enough, that America would stay out of the war. America then sent a letter to Berlin that Germany in no way would be held responsible for the American ships that were...