Which country started WW1? Why? When and why did America join?

Answer 1

the Arch Duke Ferdinan was killed by a serbian student in 1914. America entered the war after the Lusitania was torpeded by a german u boat im not sure of the year. 1917 maybe. the war ended on nov 11 1918 at 11 am

Answer 2

WW1 was started through the wanton expansion of Germany, the killing of the Archduke Ferdinand was the catalyst, when Germany decided that all shipping neutral or not was easy prey, then and only the after the sinking of the Lusitania in 1916 was the catalyst that brought America in to the war in 1917, they were only involved in the actual fighting in 1918 up till then they were training, once trained the fought in the campaign's mainly with the French and in the six months the Americans were actively engaged in battles,around the Verdun area mainly, they lost 60,000 men,the British lost that many on the Somme in 1916 in one day, the Germans lost 4 million in the whole war, British and Empire troops 1.5 million, France 4 million ,Belgium 500,000,Russia 20Million, Italy around 400,000, Austria 2 million, Turkey 1 million, all in all the first world war over 50 million lives were lost including civilians, after the war the great flu epidemic took another 25million lives, those who had survived 4 years in the trenches and thought they had come through the worst war in history got killed by the great flu.

Answer 3

The explosive that was World War One had been long in the stockpiling; the spark was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.

Ferdinand's death at the hands of the Black Hand, a Serbian nationalist secret society, set in train a mindlessly mechanical series of events that culminated in the world's first global war.

United States President Woodrow Wilson declared a U.S. policy of absolute neutrality, an official stance that would last until 1917 when Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare - which seriously threatened America's commercial shipping (which was in any event almost entirely directed towards the Allies led by Britain and France) - forced the U.S. to finally enter the war on 6 April 1917.

Answer 4

the causes of WW1 are very complicated, not any one country started it, it was everyone of their faults, and date back over the preceding century, but the actual cause of the events was the shooting of the heir to the Haspburg throne of Austria, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, this did not have to start a major global conflict if it were not for the alliance system, but if one looks at the situation in depth, Austria invaded Serbia, Which caused Russia to declare war on Austria, Germany swore to protect Austria their ally, declared war on Russia, then Germany demended Russia's ally France to demobilize immeadietly, or be invaded, France felt threatened and did not do so, and so germany declared war on them, Germany invaded France through Belgium, Great Britain swore to protect Belgium so they declared war on Germany, and so it was a world war, fought in Europe and their colonies, not to mention Turkey and Bulgaria latered declared war on the allies, at the begining of the war Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany wanted to play peace maker, but in an exchange of letters with the Czar of Russia they misunderstood each other and felt threatened by each other mostly because of old prejeduices.

The United State's entry into the war was caused by many factors mostly economic, American factories were owed a substantial amount of debt by the UK, and France, Germany's militaristic policies had the greatest influence, the Zimmerman telegraph, and the greatest factor, Germany's Unrestricted submarine warfare against the allies and their partners.

Answer 5

If the U. S. invades Iran, it will both tutor like Vietnam, Korea or barren area typhoon. Iran has allies, notwithstanding the U. S. has many extra allies, and extra valuable allies. If the U. S. invades Iran, it absolutely relies upon on the UN involvement. If the UN would not get entangled, like it did with Iraq, then it will be like Iraq or Vietnam all yet back. If the UN purely aids minorly, then thinking the little public help for the conflict, and the actuality that Iran has Saudi Arabia and an excellent type of the middle east as allies, it will carry about a stalemate like Korea. yet, if the UN mobilizes, then Iran received't have the protection stress features to resign them, or perhaps slow them. it is going to likely be rediculously one-sided. yet no, it should not be international conflict I, because Iran wouldn't have the potential to invade the U. S., or any UN united states. If the U. S. fails to conquer and pacify the country, they're going to abandon it, and it is going to carry about stalemate.

Answer 6

They all kind of did. Germany got kind of a bum rap for years, but the pendulum swung a little too far in the other direction among people who know WWI. At the end of the day they did invade Belgium. Although I hate Belgians as much as the next guy, they were neutral. America got involved because a common language is a powerful bond, and the British had some very successful propaganda, such as the Zimmerman telegram. The German submarine campaign did not help their public relations, esp the sinking of the Lusitania, which probably was carrying munitions in violation of US neutrality but was ostensibly a passenger ship.

Answer 7

The 1915 sinking of the Lusitania was a factor in US opinion about the war, but the US did not declare war on Germany until April 6, 1917.

Answer 8

It really was a involvement of three countries. Serbian terrorist, as mentioned, a black hand member murdered the head of the Austrian Government. In reprisal Austria-Hungary invaded serbia. Russia sticking to its secret treaty with serbia declared war on Austria. Then a chain reaction started. America joined in late 1917 due to the sinking of the Lusitania. Germany was declaring a total war on the merchant services because they were being blockaded by britain and the united states was alienating them in trade by trading exclusively with the allies. Germany warned that ships caught in English waters were in danger and a few British passenger ships were sunk. some bla bla warnings were exchanged and Germany revoked this total war aspect only to bring it back by sinking the Lusitania which was carrying both war goods and passengers 120 something of which were american

Answer 9

This is basic High school history stuff!!!
How could you not know about Archduke Ferdinand's Assination in Aug 1914 in Serbia or the April 1917 entry of the USA into the war? Demand you education dollars back.....

Answer 10

Most of Europe started WWI and the US joined because our business people realized they were missing an opportunity to make money.

Our entry into the war was a strategic blunder of monumental proportions.