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What the US shouldve done to prevent World War I

What the US shouldve done to prevent World War I World War I was a war of great magnitude and importance. Wilson’s goals for World War I to be the war to end all wars and to make the world safe from democracy were never accomplished. German submarine warfare and freedom of the seas brought the United States into the war. It could’ve been prevented if we would’ve not allowed the German submarine problem to get out of control and ended it when it began. To prepare better for the war the United States should have drafted all males and females between the ages of eighteen and forty-five. The females could’ve played a larger role in the war if they would have been drafted and reduced the number of lives lost. Germany should’ve been included in the League of Nations and the United States shouldn’t have let France and Britain be so harsh on Germany in the Treaty of Versailles. If this would’ve happened, we may have signed the treaty and made this the war to end all wars. The arms race, which mainly involved Britain and Germany, began in 1896 when Germany took the decision to significantly expand its navy. This intense competition which developed created significant tensions between nations. The intensity to expand was further fueled following each major crisis that developed during the period 1905-1913. Britain hardened its position towards Germany. The arms race also extended to other areas such as the expansion and modernization of armies. Evidence suggests that due to the large increase in expenditure on navies and armies together with transport and equipment, Britain and the European nations were in fact preparing for a war that they knew would eventuate at some stage. Germany ignited the arms race with its aim to develop a navy two-thirds the size of Britain’s to protect the vulnerable North Sea and possibly through the fear of “encirclement.” When we saw that Germany’s navy was becoming so powerful, we should’ve stepped in because of the certainty that Germany would try to control the seas and do anything to get to that point. By stepping back, we allowed Germany’s navy to gain strength and on January 31, 1917, they announced to a shocked world that they intended to wage unlimited submarine warfare, sinking all ships in the war zone. This declaration was bound to happen. What else would Germany do with the most powerful navy in the world? If we had stopped the great German navy expansion before it got out of control, then, maybe, there wouldn’t have been a World War I, and consequently a World War II. In 1901 and 1908 the establishment of the Army and Navy Nurse Corps opened the door for women in the military but ever so slightly. It wasn't until the United States got involved in World War I that some parts of the government got serious about using womanpower. As the Army stumbled around bureaucratic restrictions trying to figure out how to enlist women, the Navy simply ignored the War Department’s protests and quickly recruited women. Nearly 13,000 women enlisted in the Navy and the Marine Corps on the same status as men and wore a uniform blouse with insignia. Women should’ve been drafted just like the men during the conscription of World War I. Women could have made a bigger difference in the war if they joined the armed forces compared to staying at home or working in the factories. Many of the men who entered the armed forces during World War I weren’t trained at all, so women who joined the army couldn’t have been much less effective than the men on the battleground. The numbers of our army on the Allied Forces side would’ve made the Central Powers think again about trying to defeat us. Our magnitude would’ve intimidated many enemy armies and therefor save lives from not fighting. The first and most significant treaty signed after World War I was the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty, signed on the 28th of June 1919, was mainly orchestrated by David Lloyd George, representing Britain and Georges Clemenceau, representing France. The Treaty of Versailles had one true plan in preserving the peace: to completely eliminate Germany's territorial, imperial, military, and economic power so much, that the country could never wage war again. The means of doing this in the treaty, however, were faulted and contradictory. Under the threat of military action, Germany was forced to pay huge reparations to Britain and France. But all of Germany's income producing territories and colonies had been taken away; it was impossible for them to pay. With the economy devastated, Germany turned to revolutionary and radical ideas with Adolf Hitler, and would eventually wage war on Britain, France, and many others. Many at the time of the Treaty of Versailles knew that there would be problems with it; shortsighted revenge and punishment would not preserve the peace. If Germany was allowed to keep some of their colonies, they could have some means of income and maybe be able to pay off the money they owed France and Britain. If this would’ve happened there wouldn’t have been a reason for Adolf Hitler to build an army to regain their territories. Without Adolf Hitler and Germany trying to take over the world before World War II, there wouldn’t have been a World War II and made World War I the war to end all wars. As World War I was nearing an end, Woodrow Wilson designed the League of Nations to add to the Treaty of Versailles which he saw as containing an assembly with seats for all nations and a council to be controlled by the great powers. The United States tried to show its power by having Wilson lead the Paris Peace Conference but it just backfired. Wilson lost his reputation outside of the United States and we couldn’t use our power to end the war. The United States learned from this war that we need to establish ourselves as the chief world power and finish the war on our terms. In World War II, we displayed that we learned how to make ourselves the main power. On August 6th, 1945 the world's first atom bomb was dropped on the Japanese City of Hiroshima. An American B-29 bomber dropped the Atom bomb. The atom bomb was described by a Japanese journalist as a glaring pink light in the sky that burned people’s eyes out. Anyone within a mile of the explosion from the atom bomb became a bundle of smoking black charcoal within seconds. About 90,000-140,000 people were killed those who where still alive writhed in agony from their burns. By dropping the bomb, we showed the rest of the world that we were in control and if they messed with us the same thing could happen to them. Bibliography:

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