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NEUTRALITY vs. WAR, We gave way more resources and supplies to the…
NEUTRALITY vs. WAR
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OBJECTIVE FACTS.
Eventually, America got involved in the war and sent troops from America into Europe (approx 1.5 million.) They were a huge part in having the Allies win the war and defeating Germany/ making them call for an armistice.
After the war, America did not join the UN because of our distrust towards the nations of Europe, and our nation's current issues taking and holding more priority. We still, though, sided more with Britain.
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Did America have a really important reason to fight /participate in the war? What did we do for the war?
In Document 12, President Wilson said that too many atrocities have been committed against us and our rights to democracy and freedom. The war had hit us too, and now we feel we are at risk and threatened, and that our rights are "more precious than peace."
He did say, though, that this country would only fight when "we are forced into it because there are no other ways of defending our rights." We felt backed into a corner and felt like we had to take a side to defend ourselves from crossfire, similar to how Germany felt threatened. We didn't empathize with them though, we took the side of the Triple Entendre.
Document 11 is a photo of a ship being sunk. The ship is labelled as "US PATIENCE." The idea of the image is that our patience for this war has gone away and that we feel we can no longer stay neutral, either because we feel we have been threatened for too long or because we have watched the actions of the war and we have a side to pick and fight for.
The United States was trading across the Atlantic Ocean with Britain at a time when the Germans declared the Atlantic to be a place of submarine warfare.
Document 4 is a warning to the people in the Western Hemisphere to stop trading with the British by Germany. They say that any vessel flying Great Britain's flag or who are allies of Great Britain will be attacked instantaneously.
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In Document 13, Senator Robert LaFolette says that WW1 is a fight for "the things which we have always carried nearest to our hearts-- for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own government." The people are debating which side to take in the war, with some choosing Britain,
We gave way more resources and supplies to the alliance of Britain, France, and Russia than we did to the Central Powers. So, we weren't exactly neutral. You can see that clearly in the propaganda the government spread.
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The government leaned heavily towards blaming Germany's side towards the end of the war (with good reason, as they HAD been sinking our ships REPEATEDLY.) This blame is reflected in the propaganda the government spread around the country during WW1.
"I would say that the U.S should stay neutral and not get involved in WW1 and focus on their own problems." -John
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"My take on the matter is that we should only be involved in affairs of peace when it calls for us to be there as a nation. If we have no business in it, we shouldn't be there. If we are getting involved or being roped in, we should either leave or end the matter as easily and as swiftly as possible. We are still developing as a nation anyways, and Europe is a whole ocean away." -Naima
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