The peace around the world was shattered in August of 1914 when German and Austria-Hungary waged on war against the alliances of Britain, France, and Russia (Handlin). ... At the same time, American trade had tripled with Britain, France and Italy ("World War I" www. ... This message was known as the "Zimmerman note" ("World War I", www.aolsvc. worldbook.aol.com). The note revealed the Germans were planning to make an alliance with Mexico. ... Pershing, the AEF landed in France on June 14,1917, coming in slow numbers at first then later they came in huge numbers in the spring and summer of 19...

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Pearl Harbor Context In the year of 1940 the United States had upset japan by placing an embargo act on them that would prohibit exports of steel, scrap iron, and aviation fuel (Pearl 1). Due to the lack of these resources, Japan took over Northern French Indochina in 1941 in search for the necessary ingredients to prepare for war. ... He then secretly set November 29 as the last day in which Japan would accept a settlement without war (Pearl 1). ... A warning had been sent from Washington to Pearl Harbor, but it had arrived too late (Pearl 1). ... Two of the planes were crashed into the Wo...

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