Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on WORLD WAR I: WHY THE U.S. JOINED THE CONFLICT. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This 4-page paper discusses reasons for America's entry into World War I. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Page Count:
4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AS43_MTwwonecau.doc
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
fighting for a certain set of beliefs. This has been the case with many wars on U.S. soil: The Revolutionary War focused on separation from a tyrannical leader, the War
of 1812 supported that (while also fighting for territory) and the Civil War was about states rights, among other things. But World War I, with its trench warfare and terrible
weapons, had nothing to do with the United States, at least not initially. That war was a European-specific war, resulting from the assassination of an archduke. This, in turn, lit
the uneasy powder keg on which the rest of Europe rested (Germany, ruled by the mad Kaiser Wilhelm, felt honor-bound to defend Austria, while Russia backed Serbia, from which the
Serb Gavrilo Princip. Most historians agree that the first World War was the result of decades of tensions, militaristic might and nationalism - so how did a young upstart like
the United States get involved in the decades-old European conflict? This is a valid question, especially when its considered that Woodrow Wilson, who was President of the United States, was
a supporter of neutrality for the United States. The conflict, which started in 1914, had raged on for years until the U.S. gave up its neutrality to join in during
1917. The overt, and simple, explanation for Americas entry into the European conflict was the May, 1915 sinking of the British ocean liner
Lusitania by German submarines; the ship contained U.S. citizens. The storyline in that situation is that Wilson, a peace-loving man, went to war to protect the people of America from
similar occurrences (Dwyer, 2004). Yet its also common knowledge that the Lusitania contained more than four million rifle cartridges and 1,250 cases of shrapnel that would have been used against
...