America later entered the war on the side of the Allies in , despite their efforts to stay neutral. America entered WW1 for three reasons, German submarine warfare, the Zimmerman Telegram, and economic interests with Britain and France. America entered WW1 because of German Submarine warfare. U.S ships traveling to Britain were sunk and damaged while traveling to Germany because of German announced unrestricted warfare against all ships
A cargo ship disguised as a cruise ship sunk because the Germans torpedoed it. It carried weapons and the passengers had access to one or more warnings by the Germans concerning sea travel around Great Britain. The British wanted America to join the war to support the Allies. Though this event did not immediately trigger the reaction the British wanted, the Lusitania event, in combination with others, caused the Americans to join the war, allowing the Allies to win. They needed the Americans, and they used an ingenious tactic to cause the Americans to join the war: the death of its own civilians.
This treaty placed blame solely on Germany resulting in loss of the Rhineland, also Germany had to demilitarize and pay back billions to allies as part of war reparations[1]. This push by the Allied powers left Germany defeated but not destroyed as this loss offered a starting point for a political push away from the imperial government of the past to a new republic as Germans began to revolt. Named the Weimar Republic, the new government in place was incapable of dealing with the complex problems via the Treaty of Versailles. Hyperinflation and political revolts began to affect the country. The sanctions of the treaty placed Germany was in dismay, this offered neighboring European countries the ability to take advantage of Germany.
Therefore, the US created unconditional terms of surrender, knowingly going against the Japanese ethic of honour and against the institute of the emperor, whom most Americans probably wanted dead. Consequently, the use of the atomic bomb became a way to avenge America's fallen soldiers while also keeping the USSR in check in Europe. The Japanese civilian casualties did not matter in this strategy. Also, it did not prevent the Cold War, as the USSR was just a few years behind on a-bomb research. At the time, revenge, geopolitics and an expensive project that could not be allowed to simply rust away, meant the atomic bomb had to be hastily deployed “in the field” in order to see its power and aftermath – though little was known about radiation and its effects on humans.
That one, simple word caused perhaps one of the biggest controversies and rivalries in history. Communism could easily take the blame for the cause of the cold war. The Soviet Union and the United States joined forces during WWII out of necessity, not out of the goodness of their hearts. The United States had to practically beg the Soviets to begin fighting Japan. Even as allies, the countries did not trust each other entirely.
Describe the operations used by the Allies to defeat Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, ultimately resulting in the unconditional surrender of each power. D day, battle of stalingrad, To attain the unconditional surrender of both Italy and Nazi Germany, The Allies relied on well planned and well timed operations. The surrender of both of these powers did not come easy or because of and one specific event, but rather a string of battles that wore down the Axis powers in Europe. Some operations however could be known as “ the straw that broke the camels back”. One in particular that really hit the Germans hard towards the would be end of WWII was the Battle of Stalingrad.
The Nazis, led by Adolf Hitler played a main role in the start and fight of World War II. Germany, led by the Nazis invaded many countries but after Poland was invaded, a World War broke out. The War was lost by the Germans in May of 1945; East Europe was occupied by Soviets. Soviets hated the Germans so many people were expelled from their places and fled. This included the Nazis.
It was when Germany was defeated in World War I that these anti Semitism sentiments started to arise. Many of the Weimar politicians who signed the treaty were Jews. Foreign minister of the Weimar government who was also a Jew was assassinated and killed. So the myth that Jews were responsible for all the problems and the defeat in World War I was born. In 1919, Hitler had written that systematic legitimate opposition can only be done through sensible anti Semitism (The Holocaust, n.d).
He frequently did not have a firm grasp on how things would turn out. One of the greatest Commonwealth defeats, at Tobruk, was a direct result of his interference. He felt that he could partially control Soviet actions by personal diplomacy with Stalin. In short, I don't consider Churchill's reactions as evidence that Pearl Harbor could reasonably be expected to bring the U.S. into the war against Germany. Second, why would a successful Japanese attack be more useful to Roosevelt than an unsuccessful one?
1949 was probably the worst year. After the Soviet atomic test in August 1949 and Mao Zedong’s victory in China, communism became an even greater threat. The Truman administration orchestrated NSC 68′s famous call to arms. To move the public to spend more on the Cold War strategy, NSC 68 portrayed the Soviet challenge as a contest pitting good against evil. American strategy remained torn between simply containing Communism or rolling it back by actively supporting the Soviet Union’s opponents.