... and it was now looked down upon in not only Europe but also the rest of the world, for the damage it had caused and lives it had wasted. Resulting from Germany's loss of the war there were many political, economic, and social consequences the government and citizens had to deal with. The Treaty of Versailles included provisions that affect Germany both economically politically. Germany was forced to ... . This left Germany standing alone and unarmed surrounded by countries that disliked it. It was not it good standing, and could not come back into the good graces of the rest of the world ...

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... to France and Britain antagonizing the Germans who had been blockaded by the British since the beginning of the war, and in consequence, could not enter into any American trade. Allied propaganda (influencing U.S. opinion) intensified American beliefs that the Germans were barbaric Huns, fighting against the great world democracies, and a danger to civilization itself. A major reason that the United States entered the war was for "freedom of the seas". Germany, cut off from ... American trade and vital supplies, soon outraged Americans by attempting to break the British blockade with su...

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World War I was the culmination of events set in motion decades before that fateful day in 1914. Germany had been planning a war since the mid 1870's and military leaders were determined to have it. Europe had enjoyed a century of peace until an assassin's bullet crushed any hope of maintaining that peace. While the immediate cause for the start of WWI was the assignation of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, conflict on continental Europe was ... territories in Belgium, France, Russia, Romania and Serbia, and the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France. Also, the Fourteen Points called for the develop...

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... the First World War. In 1914, the Germans stated that the seas around Britain were a war zone and were blockaded. They warned that if they sight ships attempting to enter the war zone they would be risking the chance on being sunk by German submarines. The Germans used unrestricted submarine warfare and sank several ships. When the Americans found this out, they felt that this was a violation of ... Wilson declared war on Germany on April 2, 1917 and in his war message said the Americans were joining the war "to make the world safe for democracy." He wanted to fight for a worthy purpos...

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... felt that it was definitely in our economic interest to war with Spain because we had spent a lot of money aiding the Cubans against the Spanish, as well as it would help our trading of commodities such as sugar. During this time in the world, many of the larger and more powerful countries were practicing Imperialism. America was no exception to this. Many believed that expansionism ... the free seas and free trade that the German U-boats threatened. This was important to him and also was definitely in the self-interest of the United States. Wilson often stressed that the Germans were o...

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