Two major alliances were created prior to World War I the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. The Triple Entente included France, Great Britain, and Russia while the Triple Alliance included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
Since World Wart I started many historians and government officials have had many different ideas on who was to blame for the war. There were three main causes for the outbreak of war:
"(1) the clashing of national interests and ideals in Europe; (2) the maintenance of a system of secret military alliances; and (3) the economic rivalry of the nations of Europe."
On June 28, 1914, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, was assassinated by a Serbian. Many people say that this was the main cause, but in actuality it was just the straw that broke the camels back for World War I. At the outbreak of the war in Europe there were two alliances the Allies and the Central Powers. The Allies included France, Great Britain, Russia (dropped out in 1917 due to revolution within the country), Italy (switched to the Allies shortly after the war started in 1915), and the United States (who joined the war on April 6th
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The bank loans were another reason for the United States to enter World War I. The United States traded with most of the European Allies. These Allies owed the United States a lot of money. The United States could not let its investments be destroyed.
Propaganda is defined as facts, ideas, and rumors spread to help on cause and harm an opposing cause. In this case British and France"tms cause were aided. The British invented stories of German cruelty that were printed in newspapers throughout the United States and Europe. The propaganda created by the British media was absolutely incredible. At the time, newspapers were the major source of information. Most of the propaganda was slanted towards the Allied forces.
From January 22, 1917 to February 11, 1918 President Woodrow Wilson addressed Congress, the Pope, and other Governments for: peace, diplomatic relations broken, armed neutrality, declare war on Germany, what we are fighting for, reply to the Pope"tms proposal for peace, no peace without autocracy, the program of peace, and the four principles of peace. On April 2, 1917, President Wilson addresses the U.S. Congress to declare war on Germany. Wilson states:
Since World Wart I started many historians and government officials have had many different ideas on who was to blame for the war. There were three main causes for the outbreak of war:
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