From 1900 to 1945, America went from the top of the world, to the bottom, and back up again. ... America may have shined throughout history as the light of democracy and liberty in the world, however, that does not give us the right to assert our economic, cultural, or political influence on the world, nor serve as a global pseudo police force. ... However, it is warranted for America to become involved with international conflict if, and only if, it actually impacts us as well, or has the potential to do so. ... Much like how the British controlled America in the early years of our prospering...

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The world saw his big stick, his great white fleet and his artful maneuvering of the Russo-Japanese treatise. Later, Woodrow Wilson was charged with continuing America's influence on a moral basis, as well as tying America into the First World War in Europe. ... To prevent any possible European encroachment upon US soil by way of Latin America, Theodore Roosevelt traversed the continent of Latin America to assist foundling nations and "discourage- those that might be deleterious to American interests. ... While America was occupied with Latin America, it did not fail to recognize that it ...

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The league of nations was an idea of Woodrow Wilson, the president of America from 1914 to 1921. ... America was a very powerful country because whilst everyone was at war, America used the war as an opportunity to develop and make money. ... America was not a member of the league because it wanted to become isolationist. The fact that America was not in the league made the league less powerful and its decisions meant less to the world than if america participated. ... If the league would have upset Japan then they might have invaded the colonies of Great Britain. ...

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The US should've joined the war to pay back Germany for the attacks against the Americans. On May 7, 1915 the Lusitania which is also the Titanic's sister was sunk without warning by German U-boats it killed over 1200 innocent people, 120 of those innocent people were American citizens. One year later, the Sussex was sunk by German U-boats and American citizens were outraged at these direct violations of their neutral rights at sea. In an attempt to eliminate the threat of American involvement in Europe, Foreign Minister Alfred Zimmerman attempted to provoke Mexico and Japan into at...

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United States President Woodrow Wilson declared a U.S. policy of absolute neutrality on the same day Britain declared war, August 4th, an official stance that would last until 1917 when Germany's policy of unrestricted submarine warfare - which seriously threatened America's commercial shipping - forced the U.S. to finally enter the war on April 6th, 1917. Japan, honoring a military agreement with Britain, declared war on Germany on August 23rd, 1914. Two days later Austria-Hungary responded by declaring war on Japan. ...

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The First World War actually began friendly British/American relations similar to that of today. ... The British were deeply indebted to the United States in the form of loans, so American initiative came into play. ... With the US naval base in Pearl Harbor being bombed by the Empire of Japan in 1941, the US was once again thrust into global warfare. ... Such attacks, as those in Northern Africa, Italy and France were all conglomerated forces of British and Americans. ... After the fall of Germany and Japan in 1945, the United Nations has been the peacekeeping force that has policed the...

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The aim of the League of Nations which was the idea of Woodrow Wilson, the American preseident at teh time, was to settle disputes between countries and to prevent war from breaking out ever again. ... Two of the biggest incidents that eventually led to the downfall of the League of Nations was the dispute with Japan over a city of China called Manchuria. The league did not have the control to stop Japan and Japan also being a part of the League of Nations went against its own beliefs in a way and gave many beleivers of the Leage of Nations reason to beleive taht it was not going to work. ...

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The "New League" Platform was criticized by all participating nations, the Americans and British wanted the new League to be a force to encourage change, the smaller states involved were antagonistic due to the minimal power they would receive, the French wanted more emphasis with regards to keeping Germany from regaining any type of military power. ... States could join and leave whenever it was convenient thus reducing the Leagues collective security and at one point 17 states withdrew their membership or were evicted some states included Germany, Japan, Italy and the Soviet Union. ... The U...

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Others supported the revisionist view and would claim that it was not an aggression but a self - defence policy and that the American involvement in the South America and therefore its Imperialism resulted in the Cold War. ... By the end of the year there were nearly 200.000 troops there from the USA, Britain, France and Japan. ... An angry Khrushchev said in Los Angeles in 1959: "Never have any of our soldiers been on American soil, but your soldiers were on Russian soil." ... According to what I have been taught and what I have read from the Russian point if view, that was a great betrayal...

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Russia, still reeling from its defeat by Japan, backed down and the crisis passed, but Bulgaria took advantage of the situation to declare its full independence from the Ottoman Empire. ... However, by the early twentieth century, Germany and America were now outstripping Britain's industrial production, and in 1898, Germany had launched a ship building program which threatened British naval supremacy. An Alliance with Japan in 1902, reduced Britain's naval commitment in the Pacific Ocean and two years later, Britain entered into the entente cordiale with its traditional enemy France...

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Having taken it, I determined, as far as should depend upon me, to maintain it, with moderation, perseverance, and firmness. " (Washington) Even though America did not stay neutral when they entered the Great War, Republicans used Washington's address as an excuse to not enter the League of Nations. ... For if we stumble and fall, freedom and civilization everywhere will go down in ruin. " (Lodge) Even though America was arguably the largest global superpower at the time, Republican senators falsely believed that we could stand idly by and let the rest of the world solve issues without he...

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In Nov. 1914 declerations of war arrive to Constantinople from Russia, England, France, Japan and Belgium and British ships start bombarding the forts of Sedulbahir and KumKale, but serious damages don't occur. ...

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World War I, the first globally destructive conflict that the Western Civilization produced, has been the subject of various analysis, interpretations and reevaluations of the various causes that led to it. Initially, the guilt was placed upon Germany and its allies. Eventually, historical analysis...

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