do you believe the U.S. should have entered WW1, why or why not?

Answer 1

YES.....The usa had to enter WW1 due to the sinking of the Lusitania passenger ship off valentia island in cork, ireland.

the Lusitania was carrying passengers from england to new york (american passengers). the sinking of the ship by german u-boats (submarines) was seen as an act of aggression against the usa. america had previously warned germany not to target its shipping in the north atlantic. german agents had also blown up (secretly,but known to us government) the weapons storage facility in new york harbour in 1917 which was destined for the allies

the german argument is that this ship was carrying arms to the u.k. and as such was a ligitimate target.

america was also producing weapons to the allies since 1914 and benefited greatly from the war. the common language of english and english population meant that the u.k would be a natural ally. however at the outbreak of ww1 the german population was extremly strong in america and opposed any entry into war againdst there homeland the irish population also disliked the u.k.'s foreign policy and would have objected to entry into the war on the british side. thus the usa government could not declare war with a 50% 50% percent split in population support. until it was seemed to be attacked thus uniting the different ethnic groups. russia also pulled out of the war in november/october 1917 thus america needed to end the war or a german victory could well of been the case if they delayed due to the russian front closing and an estimated 3 million extra german troops being sent to the western front

Answer 2

What do you think we should have done?
Why was the war fought in the first place?
Did Bismarck and the new German Nation treat France fairly after it humiliated what was considered the greatest army in the world in the Franco-Prussian War?
Why is it that three of the four new nations to come on the world scene in 1870 (U.S., Germany, Japan, & Italy) end up in WW II? Is it a coincidence that the major combatants in Europe who fought against and with Germany were second rate powers by end of WW II?
Would the US have entered the war if Great Britian had not entered it? Look at the family relationships between the elite of the US and England. Do these exist with Germany, even though there are far more german families in america by WW I then English.
How important was that vote, which at the time was probably thought of as a joke, that was taken by Congress back by the founding fathers to make German our official language. Would that have influenced which side we enterd on or if we entered at all?
Have we ever elected a president, besides Kennedy who was not English? Let alone Scotch , Welch or even Angle as in Anglo-Saxon? There is no Angle blood in the British Royal family, unless William Wallace...well thats the movies.
The problems in the Middle East today, do you think that the French, English and Belgians realized that colonializm was over? This was a major cause of the war.
Here is a real good one. One of the causes of the war was that the King of England would not let the future King of Germany play with one of his toy boats when they were boys. Yep, millions died because when Wilhelm wanted to play with a wooden battleship the future king of England said that he couldn't because Germany didn't have a navy and that he was going to one day be king of Britain and Britannia rules the waves. These are the reasons we fight wars for.
Oh, why did Iraq have to be invaded, Bush said right on CNN, I heard him say it as he and his wife were walking to the helicopter so he could plan it "Because he tried to kill my daddy!"
Why don't we belong to the International Court at the Haugue? Because all of are presidents after Carter are libel for war crimes. Don't believe me? Do the reasearch.

Answer 3

With Russia out of the War and the US not entering it would have lasted much longer. After the Russian surrender the Germans transferred their Army from the East to West. They where forced into the offensive because they wanted to end the war before the US could have enough troops in Europe to effect its course. Without the US, their was no need for a German all or nothing offensive. They could have continued with their normal tactics and continued to draw out the war. France and Britain where both at the end of their ropes, France had 36 brigades mutiny. Britain was having entire battalions captured, earlier in the war the fought to the last man. I do not know who would have won, but the winner would have been the last one to break politically. Not militarily.

Answer 4

Tough Call - - - one might wish to scream 'righteous indignation' for Imperial Germany's belligerence and Austrian arrogance and yell 'H^ll Yes' and I confess having a militaristic streak that leaks own now & them....
But all things considered.
NO.
It was a Eurpean war and in spite of arguments that Americans were 'dying' due to submarine warfare there are no neutrals on a battlefield and the Atlantic and Pacific were battlefields. It is cruel but the American Goverment did make it clear that Americans traveling abroad were putting themselves in danger. The same then as now, 2007. when traveling in a war zone expect trouble..
America could have sent Naval ships to safeguard convoys without committing troops to a ground war. And argualaby the War would eventually have 'bogged down,' when one considers historic wars lasting ten or twenty or thirty or more years, well Frankly, America could have said, hey you guys started it, you guys finnish it..

The blunt truth. The ugly truth your teacher most likely does not want you to know? Woodrow Wilson wanted to be President. He obtained his goal in 1912 the same year the Titanic foundered. World War One errupted in August 1914. The Lusitania was sunk in 1915. At the time Britain and France were stil strong & powerfull and condescending towards America. Wilson won reelection in 1916 with the pledge 'He Kept US out of War.'
In January 1917 Wilson set in motion America's entry into the European War. By this time Britain & France were a lot 'friendlier.' America entered World War One for two reasons; economic gain for industry and political clout. It can be argued that it was 'good' for America and maybe 'good' for Europe. But then when one considers World War Two you have to wonder what might have been if America had stayed out of the conflict.....

Peace.......... /// ------- O / .. \ O ------- \\\ ................ z

Answer 5

"If",
I have attached a link below for you to consider. The book is entitled "The Detonators" and gives a good insight to the intelligence related to the reasons why the U.S. entered World War I.

The question you pose sounds as though you want someone to do some homework for you. A "better" question may have been "Should the U.S. have entered WWI earlier than it did? If so, why?" I have an opinion on the matter - but I fear my opinion may become the basis for your response to the homework responsibility you have before you.

This period of time is a very interesting one. And this War sets the tone (in my perspective) for the remainder of the 20th Century. One can even research the Viet Nam war's Ho Chi Minh and see a link back to this war. This war (WWI aka The Great War) then leads into WW II and the split up of the middle east can be attributed to the problems we are facing today.

Best to you and good luck on your homework!

Gerry :)