It was August 1 when Germany declared war on Russia,
and from that day on it was an avalanche of problems. To kick things off, the
assassination of the Archduke was one of the many reasons for war,
Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia obviously. With that being said, Russia supported
Serbia. Austria need assurances from Germany that if need be, they would step
in on its side against Russia and the rest of the allies. Being prepared for
war was the only thing the U.S should have been doing during the time. The
events later to come were severe and should have warned the United States to
prepare for war sooner.
Having
alliances during this time was a better choice than not too. The Alliances were
Russia, France, Great Britain, Serbia, Romania, and even Italy. The Central
Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria. When it came time to
battles, Italy wasn’t very much help. Considering that the battles were bloody
and gory and then gaining Italy only added more to the pile of death.
There
were two kinds on nationalism during world war 1. The first type of nationalism
was the tendency for countries with great powers to act in their own beliefs
and do their own thing. The second kind occurred in countries with a lot of
different ethnic groups. The longing of an ethnic group minority for
independence often led to violence.
Now the
reason the United States should be preparing for war is because of the ancestral
ties we have with Great Britain. When we saw that war was happening, it really struck
us. How such beautiful places could become so gruesome and vile towards each
other? Being prepared for war was the least we could do.
