WW1

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.