... The Verdict Acquittal of George Zimmer stirred up a lot of emotions around the globe. The Trayvon Martin’s verdict became very frustrating, angering, and predictable based on the lack of evidence, had Trayvon shot Zimmerman would there had been a six week wait for his arrest? No there would not have been a wait. I believe Trayvon would have been arrested immediately, charged and doing his time by now. How did Zimmerman get away with such a thing? I believe because his father had been a judge. Where are the witnesses? And what happen to the original 911 call Zimmerman made where the dispatcher had told Zimmerman to stand back and not to pursuit the suspect that looks suspicious because the police is on the way? Why wasn’t it presented in the trial. Why didn’t Zimmerman obey the law? Well I feel because he is a neighborhood watchman who wants to be a wanna be cop. I understand Zimmerman frustration and all with the burglaries and people in their gated community being held captive in their own home by black guys and as Zimmerman stated it’s punks like him (Trayvon) who always gets away, and at that point I believe that’s when Zimmerman had taken the law into his own hands. The media play’s their role as well into the madness. Just by watching the media it can be very misleading and sometimes confusing. The media portrayed Trayvon as this innocent teenager that didn’t get into trouble...
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...Isaac Baya History 1430 Paper Selling the Nation World War I, otherwise known as the Great War back in the early 1900s, was said to be the war that ends all wars. During this time there were two sides, the central and allied powers. The central powers consisted of Germany and Austria-Hungary. Opposing them was the allies, which included Great Britain, France, Italy, and Russia. The United States would join the allies in 1917, three years after the war had started. President Woodrow Wilson at the time was very adamant about the United States remaining a neutral country. Despite being neutral, The U.S. continued to trade heavily with the allied powers and started to diminish the exports to Germany. In retaliation, Germany started engaging with American ships in unrestricted submarine warfare and in March of 1917, the Germans had sank 9 U.S. ships (Krugler). Wilson saw Germany as a threat not only to the U.S., but for the spread of democracy across the world. Wilson knew that it was only a matter of time before the U.S. had to enter the war and had to face the huge challenge of mobilizing the nation to support the war through many techniques. Despite promoting neutrality during his time as president, through the effective use of propaganda Woodrow Wilson was able to rally Americans to support him efforts and get involved in World War I. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines propaganda as “: ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order...
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...World War I was one of the most destructive and deadliest wars of all time. The United States played a major military role in World War I. If it were not for the military effort produced by the Americans, World War One might have ended up very different. While the U.S. military remained neutral, both Central Powers and the Allied Powers used Propaganda, the sinking of ships of by German U-boats, and a German attempt in the Zimmerman Note to get Mexico to push the United States to get involved. The United States also contributed in terms of supplies, capital and raw material. Just before the U.S. declared war on April 6, 1917, the U.S. was trying hard to stay neutral, but because of propaganda and sinking of ships by German U-boats and German attempt on the Zimmerman note to get Mexico to declare the US to get...
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...at war with each other. Although these factors were crucial, a number of other important factors were involved. The United States entered World War I due to economic, political, and social contributes. Economically, the United States “entered” the war by the increase of exports to Great Britain and France. Trade quadrupled from 1914 to 1917. According to statistics, from 1914 to 1917, exports to Great Britain rose by about $1.5 billion dollars. Politically, the United States “entered” the war because of unrestricted submarine warfare from Germany that affected exports to Britain. Socially, the United States “entered” the war in response to the intercepted Zimmerman Note sent from Germany to Mexico in January 1917. The Zimmerman Note was the spark that ignited the fire that burned America’s neutrality. The telegram...
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...by the aggressive colonization projects that eventually led to a harsh competition between different parties around Europe, who want to hold control over the economic resources. The United States was not a super-power, as it is now, at the time of the War. Being aware of this Wilson opted to remain as a neutral observer during the initial phase of the war. It was the third year of the war, when the British intelligence intercepted the coded telegram dispatched by the Foreign Secretary of the German Empire, Arthur Zimmermann, on 16 January 1917. While the two blocs, The Entente Powers (France, The British Empire and Russia) vs. The Central Powers, (Austria-Hungary, Germany and the Ottoman Empire), were fairly evenly balanced between 1914 and 1917, with the year 1917 the Central Powers started to be weakened due to several reasons. The Americans were convinced that the Central Powers were doomed to lose the war, when the Zimmermann telegram was revealed. Therefore, Wilson aspired to take advantage of these circumstances and use the telegram as a pretext for convincing the American public opinion to join to the War and side with the Entente Powers. Given that all the parties involved in the war was motivated with the aim to gain competitive advantage over others, Wilson’s decision can be understood as an attempt on the side of the U.S. to pursue its own interest. In fact, Americans has succeeded in their endeavor to take advantage of the...
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...World War I was one of the deadliest wars that America has ever entered. This War was started by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne, on June 28, 1914. He was assassinated by a Yugoslavian nationalist for the Kingdom of Serbia. The assassination flared up a war between the two countries, each having pacts and alliances with greater powers. Allied to Serbia were Russia, France, Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, and Japan, also known as the Entente Powers. Fighting with Austria-Hungary was Germany, Bulgaria, and Turkey, also known as The Central Powers. The United States later joined the Entente side due to many acts from the Central Powers they did not approve of. Originally, the United States did not want any part of the war and tried to stay out of it, only trying to make peace. Even when Germans killed 128 Americans by sinking the Lusitania President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed “America is too proud to fight.” Even while still staying neutral, the United States still showed support to Great Britain and France by supplying them with any weapons needed as well as food and supplies. Although the United States donated millions to the Germans, They donated billions to the Entente Powers. Since the Americans were supplying The Entente Powers more and the British were blowing up German boats, the Germans had very little supplies and their soldiers were getting sick and dying from malnourishment. A big factor that let the United...
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...“The last reason is that the Germans were defeated in the air when there German pilot was shot down. The evidence answers the question by giving reasons on why the Central Powers lost in World War 1. One of the main reasons was when the U.S join the war because they brought more armies for the Central Powers to fight against. Without the Zimmerman Telegram the U.S probably wouldn’t have joined the war early which is the reason why the Zimmerman Telegram affected the Central Powers. The Zimmerman Telegram was exposed which caused the U.S to join and fight against the Central Powers. “Germany and Mexico tried to make a secret alliance if the U.S joined the war and Germany promised Mexico that they can have Texas, Arizona and New Mexico. The U.S had a war against Mexico so that could also be a reason that it made the U.S...
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...America’s Entry into World War I Abandoning the traditional isolationist foreign policy initiated by the founding fathers, the U.S. entered World War I in April 1917. Despite President Woodrow Wilson’s intent to remain neutral, the central theme of his re-election campaign, a series of events practically coerced American entry into the Great War. Speculation surrounds exactly which event served as the catalyst for military mobilization, with many historians pointing towards the German sinking of the British ocean liner Lusitania. While the Lusitania sinking provided pro-ally propaganda, and temporarily soured relations with Germany, several other events actually facilitated the road to war for the U.S. Prior to American entry to World War I, the overwhelming sentiment was one of neutrality. With immigration on the rise, one out of every eleven Americans was German, or approximately 27% of the population, making German the largest ethnic group in America. The American economy grew early on in the war. War materials sold to the Allies, particularly Britain and France, provided a huge boon to the economy as Britain alone spent approximately $10 million per day in the states. Relations and popular opinion quickly changed however, as Germany initiated unrestricted submarine warfare on all shipping vessels around Britain, triggering President Woodrow Wilson to cease bi-lateral relations with Germany in February 1917. This was not the first time relations degraded between the...
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...After the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand, WW1 began. For about the first half of the war America stayed neutral. ,“The U.S. had been following the doctrine of neutrality and noninterference with European affairs since the Monroe Doctrine, about 90 to 100 years, so neutrality had strong roots and support because it had served the United States well”(Blair). America was split in two during the time of ww1. Many of the American people wanted to enter the war while many including President Woodrow Wilson wanted to stay neutral. America had one big decision to make during this time. In the end the U.S had no choice but to enter the war due to the sinking of the Lusitania, the Zimmerman telegram and the huge economic boost the war would offer America decided to enter the war....
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...American and World War I Alina Ibrahim HIS/125 January 25, 2013 Matt Brickley American and World War I World War I began as a domino effect of one thing leading to another. In June 1914 the Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was assassinated by a Serbian Nationalist while visiting Sarajevo (Schultz, 2012). Austria-Hungary then issued an ultimatum to the Serbians to bring the assassins to justice. This was an ultimatum that the Austro-Hungarians knew the Serbians would not meet prompting Austria-Hungary to attack Serbia (The Causes of World War I, 2009). Compelled by a treaty with Serbia, Russia mobilized its army in defense of Serbia. While Russia was an ally of Serbia, also bound by a treaty Germany was an ally of Austria-Hungary. This obligated Germany to mobilize its army in defense of Austria-Hungary. Britain and France also entered the war bound by treaty as an ally of Russia (The Causes of World War I, 2009). Hence, the domino effect of one country leading the other to enter the war. Throughout the first three years of the war America remained a neutral country. They were not bound by any treaties to ally themselves to fight for either side in the war. The war in Europe was at an impasse and both sides realized that in order to win the war they needed to submit the other to starvation (Schultz, 2012). The economies of the countries at war in Europe were quickly in ruins and they looked to the United States for supplies...
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...territories under their control because of the territories of Africa and Asia’s raw materials these become an area of contention with the European countries led to an increased competition for greater empires led to an increased confrontation. This helped to push the world into world war one. Including the US, with the famous Zimmerman telegram. From a secured US line in the state department, a telegram was sent to Mexico with plans to give back California and Texas, back to Mexico for their alliance in the war. Although imperialism is an affect of the war, the most important that set it off with a bang was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in June of 1914. A Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip, shot and killed both of them as the rode in a car in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Which at the time was a territory of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. This led Germany to declare war with Austria to fulfill their long standing ally treaty. This led Russia to uphold their agreement with Serbia, which also allowed England and France to join as well. Soon with the sinking of the Lusitania and other attacks on international shipping, and the Zimmerman telegraph, the US had no real choice but to join the fray. But after the examination of the information, one cannot deny Americas absolute need of joining this war. With the threat of Mexico attacking from the south and the slap in the face of the Germans using US lines to do so and the sinking of international trade ships...
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...the conventional surface vessels used by Britain and France to enforce its blockade that enraged Americans, but the German submarines used. When American ships were intercepted by the British, the crew treated well. German submarines attacked without warning, and passengers had little to no chance of surviving (2010). While Wilson weighed his options regarding the submarine issue, he had to also evaluate Germany’s attempt at a secret alliance with Mexico. On January 19, 1917, British naval intelligence intercepted a telegram sent by Arthur Zimmerman, a German Foreign Minister, to the German Ambassador in Mexico City (2010). The “Zimmerman Telegram” promised the Mexican Government that Germany would help Mexico recover the territory it had lost to the United States following the Mexican-American War. In return for this assistance, the Germans asked for Mexican support in the war (2010). Initially, the British had not shared the news of the “Zimmerman Telegram” with U.S. officials. However, on February 24th, the British shared the note in hopes of persuading American officials to join the war. The British finally forwarded the intercept to Wilson. Even with this news, Wilson still hesitated to ask for a declaration of war. On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went before Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany. Wilson cited Germany’s violation of its pledge to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and its...
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...congress would honor President Wilson’s request. In February and March of 1917, Germany was at war with Britain, France and Russia. Germany would increase submarine attacks on freight and merchant ships entering the Atlantic Ocean Killing innocent men and women, which included Americans. The German U-boats set upon around England preventing any supplies from entering in. Also, they would allow ships to disembark and then fire on them. Which was the case in the Lusitania the Germans fired on and sunk the ship, which contained over one hundred Americans on board. In addition, January 1917, Great Britain intercepted a telegram and decided it. The telegram was from Germany’s foreign Minster Arthur Zimmerman to the German Minster to Mexico Von Eckhardt and released it to the U.S. newspaper instead of giving it to the U.S. government. In this telegram, Germany is offering to help Mexico regain Texas and Arizona territory if they would become allies in WWI against the United States. They believed if Mexico would become allies they would keep the U.S. troops busy. Preventing the U.S. troops from entering Europe. Which lead to a public outcry buoyed in the United States against Germany. Americans were not happy about the United States getting involved into a war that appeared to be between Europeans. However the threat of War on U.S. soil, the...
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... Axia college HIS/125 The second Battle of the Marne happed 75 miles Northeast of Paris. The area that bounded by Chateau-Thierry, Siros and Reims. It started on July 15 1918 and Emden on September 16, 1918. This was turning point that tide in World War I. There was about 30,000 people was killed or wounded. There were three different phase of the battle of Marne which were THE 5TH LUDENDORFF OFFENSIVE, THE AISNE-MARNE COUNTER OFFENSIVE, and THE OISE-AISNE OFFENSIVE. The first Phase happened on July 15 through 17 1918. The second Phase happened July 18 through 17 1918. The final phase happens Aug 17 1918. There were many different Trenches that the soldier would go through. The German did have a code that was name the Zimmerman telegram. They had some finical Stake. There was also an unrestricted submarine warfare. The first phase of the battle of Marne was on July 15, 1918 when three and ½ German armies attack in the early morning. Which was the third division of AEF that made an important tragically that that did stand on the next of the Marne River? On July 17, 1918 German unit company unit went to Southern back off the Marne between Epernay and Chateau Theory and did have advanced on the line which was 7 miles east. The second Phase was on July 18. 1918 which they use tank to go west. On July 19, 1918 The American went south starting or has a fanatical resistance. The German air had command the air. The second assault was against the salient which was on...
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...Why did the United States abandon its neutrality and enter World War 1 in 1917? There were many events that slowly but surely ignited the spark for America to abandon its neutrality and enter the war such as the sinking of the Lusitania, unrestricted submarine warfare, and the Zimmerman telegram. Document 1 identifies the fact that President Wilson was firm in the belief that the United States Of America will stand as a neutral position in the war. Moreover, as for the people of America he believes that their neutrality will speak for itself. “Every many who really loves America will act and speak in the true spirit of neutrality, which is the spirit of impartiality and fairness and friendliness to all concerned”. He is trying to convince the people of America that this is the right decision and that there is no need for America to be involved in the troubles of the European nations. Document two represents the U.S Exports to Europe from 1910-1915 through a bar graph. This visual representation signifies the lack of exports being sent to the central powers such as Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1915, one year after the war begins. Exports were being sent from 1910 to 1914 to all four empires until 1915. After stating their neutrality in words, that did not seem like the case in terms of exports and maintaining their position as a neutral power. Most of the events that ignited the spark to the US’s entry started in 1915 with the sinking of the Lusitania. Document 3 emphasizes...
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