America Involvement in WW1

Zieger, R (2001) brings come to the fore the the Statesn experiences in the Great War describing it as a Mr. Wilson fight (p1). When the war broke out in Europe the Ameri brush aside quite a little wished for it to remain a European affair. They wanted to remain a in disparate force play supporting n each of the warring sides. This was the period in the coupled States history when the country was deeply embedded in the isolationism principles, when it came to this war they did not want to be dragged in the political affairs of Europe.Their main centering was economical they just wanted to expand trade in dissimilar parts of the worldly concern. They felt that their involvement in the war would jeopardize their expansionist ambitions. They believed that the war would not last for coarse and the world would be in peace after a short while. In keeping with neat neutrality spirit the States had in the beginning ref utilise to supply either side or extending all economic assis tance to whatever of the nations entangled in the warf ar.The American dovishs thought that the conflict would not extend to the different parts of Europe it would just remain a German and cut affair. They were of the view that though the war was not necessary, America interests were not peril by the activities that were taking place in Europe. (Zieger, R 2001) The neutrality polity was tested when Ger umteen issued threats that any ship draw near British zone would be sank. President Wilson warned Ger many a(prenominal) against such a threat, according to him they were to be held responsible for any American ship that would be attacked or sank.German utilisation of boats which were kn aver as the U boats posed strong threat to the United States and perhaps was the discernment why the country could not remain neutral anymore they had to cave in the war to protect their interests. The announcement by German pertaining targeting all ships approaching Britain zone angered A merica prompting their reaction. This was h eightened when one of the American ships by the name Lusitania was sank by the German forces killing one hundred and eight Americans who were on board.Though this issue was resolved without attracting much conflict America was compel to adopt a new stand which was to go a long way in taming Germany which was threatening to tear the world apart with its control ambitions. There are other factors that led to America move from the pacifist view and actively participate in this Great War. They felt that their interests as a country were threatened by Germany threats. The ultimate decision to heart the war was reached by the congress when they got more or less information which indicated that Germany was intending to enter into an bargain with Mexico where the America interest would be attacked.This do the President to move with fast speed declaring an all out war with the enemy. They could no longer stomach their neutrality and isolati onist attitude since this would maintain meant doom for this undischarged nation. (Coffman,E1998 56) For any nation to rebound its peck to the course of the war ,there must be nigh information distri barelyed urging people to support the course. This is what happened in America during the First man War. A body was formed with the purpose of influencing the americans judgment regarding participation in the war.President Wilson appointed advisers who included Walter Lippmann and Bernays Edward. Propaganda played a pigment role in getting the American public who intially were jittery more or less entering into the war. It was a necessary method through which Americans wanted to resurrect democractic policy around the world. There are various methods that were adopted to invoke the propaganda ,movies depicting Germans as an evil lot. They warned the Americans to be wary of Germany spies. Patriotic organizations came up where effrots were do to try and get spies and traitors .The committee set up apply various medium such as posters,cables and radio to convey the communicate to the people. Propaganda was a very effective tool during this war,American regimen was able to blushing mushroom Germany as the biggest enemy of democracy and as the country having the worst homophile rights record where they killed even innocent babies in the name of the war. Through this methods the regime gained the much needed support from the people who intially wanted nothing to do with a European war. (Degler,C 1984 604)The same tool has been used in many other occassions ,for interpreter during the war in Afghanistan,change of regimes in Panama,Iraq,democratization of Nicaragua,The Philipines,Cuba,Hawaii,Puerto Rico and many other. The American government has used the same method in ikon dictators in these countries as the enemies of democtatization process. The information given to the people as Kinzer chronicles highlighted waas meant to paint the leaders of thes e countries as bad and should be removed so that the natives can be liberated from their bad rules and dictatorial systems.American interest were also in the picture in most of these undertakings. In both cases there are people who felt that the government was overstepping its mandate through its involvement in affairs which had nothing to do with America. These are some of the people who were the targetted by these propaganda machinery and in most casesthey worked right as america was able to interject and bring some changes in some of the worst regimes in the world. (David,K 1980 24)Kinzers had expolored some of the examples where the American government has successfully used the similar method to rally its citizen behind it and helped win a war. The American people have been made to believe that the government is doing this as a noble course. It has portrayed itself as a machinery that intervenes to liberate masses without result to bloodshed,where innnocent civilians are kille d. Starting with 1893 aggression of Hawaii , in the end there were no serious casualties alone political stability was restored in these countries.This has been called interference with other nations affairs in many occassions but the government has managed to get the support of the citizens who in the real sense fund these activities through the taxes they pay to the government. Though not all of these wars have been successful the American government has succeeded to bring sanity to some of these countries. Fot it to have succeeded ,it required much support from home,if this was not forthcoming it could have meant doom as it has happened in the recent years in Iraq and Afghanstan. (Degler,C 1980 304)The heavy(p) war can not be said to have made world safe for democracy but it was a beginning of a long jorney. This is a process that woukld meet all forms of challlenges ranging form the revolve of socialism and the emergence of new dicators who were determined to rule by their f ists. America began a process where it aimed to bring sanity in the world government a system where people would be free in their own countries. Through this method of governance peace would prevail in the world avoiding another ugly situation as had happened sooner in different palces in the world.(David,K 1980 27) There are some activities that the american governemnt has engaged in which seem to defeat the very cause they have been extending. hotshot of them is the palmer raids conducted in the 1920s. This was a crakdown that aimed at neeting those who harbored different opinions from that of the government. Passing of some legisaltion such as Epsionage act and seditous act have been pointed as killing of democracy since they retract the citizens their right to speak their minds. They are contrary to the constituion which guarantees the American citizens frredom of speech.They have been criticized for having profaned the very rights protected in our constituion. Some have eve n departed further with comparing American government with the world dictators who have been targeted before as they have used the same method to silence their subjects. (Mac Cormick,2005 45) One can draw some similaries between the war on scare and what was happening at this period. War on solicitude is fight against force who do not believe in democracy. It is against a group of people whose ideologies aim at extending systems where people are denied fundamental rights.Various methods have been used to fight the war on terror,laws have been made to net the terror agents,legislation which are similar to the ones made during and after the great war. Some of these laws for example The so called Partiot act have met resistance since they violate the human rights where the government security agents have been given too much power to an purpose of interfering with peoples privacy. America involvement in the great war changed the course of its history,it started a process that have b rought order in some parts of the world where masses have liberated from oppressive regimes.This process have meeet opposition within and outside america but the government has in most cases rallied its people behind it through use of propaganda machinery. In most of the cases it has emerged voctorius. Work Cited Zieger, R. America Great War, trendman and Littlefield (2001) David, K. The First World War and American Society, Oxford University Press (1980) Mac Cormick, C. Hunt for Red dull Terrorrist Bombers, University Press of America (2005) Gegler, C. Out of Our Past. The Forces That Shaped Modern America, Harper and Row (1984) Coffman, E. 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