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The assassination of Franz Ferdinand is largely regarded as the final straw that precipitated World War I. Part of America's engagement in WWI stemmed from German bombardment of American ships. -
The Zimmermann Telegram was a telegram sent by German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to a German Minister in Mexico, demanding their help in WWI by joining them in arms in exchange for land in America. The communication was intercepted and decoded by Great Britain, which revealed Germany's plot and informed America, forcing the latter to join the war and assist the allies. The conflict might have ended differently if the Telegram had not been intercepted. -
The railroad shop workers' strike lasted from July to august lasting about 69 days, in this strike, there were approximately 400,000 workers on strike at once. -
The Nazi invasion of Poland, which sparked international indignation, triggered World War II. The "justification" given by Poland was that it was penalizing ethnic Germans in the country. In addition to this charge, Germany claimed that Poland sought to divide the country, which was untrue. -
some of the biggest contributors to the start of ww2 were when Germany invaded Poland in 1939 another large contributor is when japan invaded china. When ww2 started the USA was not a part of ww2 because the USA was isolationist and did not join in until japan bombed pearl harbor -
By far the most important cause for America's involvement in WWII in the first place, and hence for shifting the war's technical course. Japan initiated the attack in order to prevent American strikes by shutting off American access to Japan's coastline via Hawaii. Despite the fact that America had been neutral in the war prior to the bombing, the bombardment prompted it to join the war the next day. -
NATO was a post-World War II alliance of 30 countries founded with the objective of ensuring security in the Soviet Union, as communism and the Soviets in general were seen as potentially dangerous. The development of several distinct coalitions, each with its own set of goals, was a recurring feature of both the Hot Wars and the Cold Wars. -
Vietnam was a Cold War fight, but unlike the Cuban Missile Crisis, it was fought on the battlefield. Because the battle was fought completely within Vietnam's boundaries rather than on a national scale, it was labeled a "cold war." The United States fought this war because it did not want communism to spread throughout Vietnam and Asia. -
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a stressful 13-day period of political and social upheaval in the United States, sparked by fears that Russia had obtained a nuclear weapon. Because Russia was prepared to drop nuclear bombs on American cities, the fight was fought politically rather than physically. In terms of worry and fear, this battle caused widespread alarm across the country, connecting the cold war to hot wars. On the other hand, neither side dispatched any troops.