Germany's Success In World War One

World War 1 is known as the commonly regarded as the most horrific war in the existence of man, and recounts of the war show exactly why. The nickname given to this war exemplifies the sheer magnitude of the war and its greatness as its coined the name “The Great War.” The war began in 1914 and ended in 1918 due to a cease fire, though the war lasted only 4 years its effect on the world would never be forgotten. The war exemplified many arguments but the clearest of all was the horrid combination of antiquated ideals paired with new age society and technology ultimately leading to a prolonged, destructive war. The years of peace leading up to the war amplified the war in multiple facets and paired with new age weaponry was a significant reason

Germany, and the United States were the obvious key national players as their influence greatly impacted the war. Germany’s aims in the war were clear, Germany wanted to become a European power through conquest of lands. Germany was successful early on and their goal seemed reachable but irreversible mistakes made their inevitable. Two major failures greatly impacted Germany’s chance of winning; the sinking of the lusitania, and the Zimmerman Telegram. These two failures drew america into the war making Germany’s defeat inevitable. On the side of the allies, the U.S. was most influential even though they joined towards the end of the war. The aim of the war for the U.S. was to make the world safe through the ideology of a democratic society. America only had one major failure, which was going into the war unprepared which resulted in large losses early in the war. Though the major success completely makes up for that, thanks to U.S. involvement in the war; the war ended up going to the side of the allies, so their goals was reached: democracy prevailed. Thanks to the help of the U.S. the war was finally over in 1918. Though the physical damages of the war were devastating, the psychological effect on the world was even greater. The world lay witness to the utter destruction of the world in just a few years; the world’s innocence was lost forever. Whole villages,

in many ways but the most significant was how it affected the U.S. politically, socially, and economically. The war affected the U.S. politically in many ways, for example the espionage act, selective service act, and the sedition act were all very influential due to World War One. President Woodrow Wilson sat at the peace table and led the horrible treaty go by because he got his fourteen points and the league of nations. Wilson valued his own ideals over the best deal for his own country, which he received backlash for. Though that’s a look on the negative political aspects , on a positive note the hard work of women in the war greatly influenced the passing of the nineteenth amendment. While politically waye both negative and positive, economically the war impacted mostly positive for the United States. The war boosted the United States economy and cemented the United States as the global industrial power and creditor. The war effort also increased industrialization rates, and product production increased as wells. The war also affected the U.S. socially through many different ways. Due to women and african americans involvement in the war increased their equality because they showed their worth. Women were even allowed to work in the factories when the men were gone setting the precedent for equality early one. The African Americans also had extreme progress due to increased equality in Europe Ultimately contributing to the Civil Rights