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|Preceded = [[File:USA-icon?.png]] [[Progressive Era]] | |Preceded = [[File:USA-icon?.png]] [[Progressive Era]] | ||
|Succeeded = [[File:USACW-icon.png]] [[Cold War in the United States]] | |Succeeded = [[File:USACW-icon.png]] [[Cold War in the United States]] | ||
}}In both of the World Wars, '''United States'''’ participation radically advanced the progress of his allies. The US fought side by side by the [[File:Entente-icon.png]] [[Entente Powers]] and [[File:USSR-icon.png]][[File:UK-icon.png]] [[Allied Powers]], he absolutely destroyed the [[File:German Empire-icon.png]] [[German Empire]], and played an very important role in defeating the [[File:Nazi-icon.png]] [[German Third Reich|Nazis]] and the [[File:Japanese Empire-icon.png]] [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]]. | }}In both of the World Wars, '''United States'''’ participation radically advanced the progress of his allies. The US fought side by side by the [[File:Entente-icon.png]] [[Entente Powers]] and [[File:USSR-icon.png]][[File:UK-icon.png]] [[Allied Powers]] [[File:Free France-icon.png]][[File:ROC-icon.png]], he absolutely destroyed the [[File:German Empire-icon.png]] [[German Empire]], and played an very important role in defeating the [[File:Nazi-icon.png]] [[German Third Reich|Nazis]] and the [[File:Japanese Empire-icon.png]] [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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Towards the end of WWI, the [[File:German Empire-icon.png]] [[German Empire]] deployed [[File:Lenin-icon.png]] [[Leninism|Lenin]] to [[File:Russian Empire-icon.png]] [[Russian Empire|Russia]] and kicked him out of the battlefield. This made [[File:German Empire-icon.png]] [[German Empire]] very confident, but there was another rising power in the west. [[File:German Empire-icon.png]] [[German Empire]] sent a telegram, called the "Zimmermann Telegram" to [[File:Mexico-icon.png]] [[Mexico]], asking him to for a military alliance against the United States. | Towards the end of WWI, the [[File:German Empire-icon.png]] [[German Empire]] deployed [[File:Lenin-icon.png]] [[Leninism|Lenin]] to [[File:Russian Empire-icon.png]] [[Russian Empire|Russia]] and kicked him out of the battlefield. This made [[File:German Empire-icon.png]] [[German Empire]] very confident, but there was another rising power in the west. [[File:German Empire-icon.png]] [[German Empire]] sent a telegram, called the "Zimmermann Telegram" to [[File:Mexico-icon.png]] [[Mexico]], asking him to for a military alliance against the United States. | ||
This was America's last straw. | <i>This was America's last straw.</i> | ||
The formal entry of the United States into the war came on April 6, 1917, after President [[File:Wilsonianism-icon.png]] [[Wilsonianism|Wilson]]'s request to Congress for a declaration of war against [[File:German Empire-icon.png]] [[German Empire|Germany]]. [[File:Wilsonianism-icon.png]] [[Wilsonianism|Wilson]] framed the conflict as a crusade to make the world "safe for democracy," appealing to both idealistic and pragmatic sentiments. The U.S. military, initially small and underprepared, underwent rapid expansion and mobilization. The Selective Service Act of 1917 authorized the draft of millions of American men, significantly bolstering the ranks of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) under General John J. Pershing. | The formal entry of the United States into the war came on April 6, 1917, after President [[File:Wilsonianism-icon.png]] [[Wilsonianism|Wilson]]'s request to Congress for a declaration of war against [[File:German Empire-icon.png]] [[German Empire|Germany]]. [[File:Wilsonianism-icon.png]] [[Wilsonianism|Wilson]] framed the conflict as a crusade to make the world "safe for democracy," appealing to both idealistic and pragmatic sentiments. The U.S. military, initially small and underprepared, underwent rapid expansion and mobilization. The Selective Service Act of 1917 authorized the draft of millions of American men, significantly bolstering the ranks of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) under General John J. Pershing. | ||
Revision as of 00:49, 17 May 2024
This page about the history of the US during WWI and WWII. For the main article of this character, see United States of America.
In both of the World Wars, United States’ participation radically advanced the progress of his allies. The US fought side by side by the 
Entente Powers and 
Allied Powers 
, he absolutely destroyed the 
German Empire, and played an very important role in defeating the 
Nazis and the 
Japanese.
History
At the outbreak of the war in 1914, the United States initially pursued a policy of neutrality, aiming to avoid entanglement in the conflict engulfing Europe. However, as the war progressed and tensions escalated, maintaining neutrality became increasingly challenging. Plus, unrestricted submarine warfare conducted by Germany, which led to the sinking of civilian ships including the Lusitania in 1915, which resulted in American casualties and escalating anti-German sentiment.
Towards the end of WWI, the German Empire deployed 
Lenin to 
Russia and kicked him out of the battlefield. This made German Empire very confident, but there was another rising power in the west. German Empire sent a telegram, called the "Zimmermann Telegram" to 
Mexico, asking him to for a military alliance against the United States.
This was America's last straw.
The formal entry of the United States into the war came on April 6, 1917, after President 
Wilson's request to Congress for a declaration of war against Germany. Wilson framed the conflict as a crusade to make the world "safe for democracy," appealing to both idealistic and pragmatic sentiments. The U.S. military, initially small and underprepared, underwent rapid expansion and mobilization. The Selective Service Act of 1917 authorized the draft of millions of American men, significantly bolstering the ranks of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) under General John J. Pershing.
