The article deconstructs the July 14 crisis, which was one of the catalysts that propelled Europe into war. The article shows how fragile peace can be within international relations. The question remains: what if the assassination of Archduke Fernand did not take place? Would there be peace? There are many factors that could have driven Europe into war, such as rising tensions between Germany and Russia, the alliance between European countries, militarization, competition, and economic pressure between countries.
Similarly The United States was motivated to go to war, such as the Gulf of Tonkin incident in Vietnam. The invasion of Iraq because of the weapons of mass destruction. The Spanish-American war because of the sinking of the USS Maine.
“No single episode did more to poison Soviet-American relations—perhaps to predispose the Soviets to regard the outside world as hostile—than the dispatch of American troops to Siberia.” — From Kennan’s 1984 book on U.S.-Soviet relations. America's involvement in Siberia was the first frost of a coming winter. The newly established Soviet government always remembered how America tried to halt their uprising and overthrow their government, which resulted in the Cold War. President Wilson tested the waters on how America could be influential in world affairs. If Trump were president during the conflict in Siberia, he may have implemented an America First Policy. Trump would want to control the coal mines for America because he would not want to risk American lives for an unworthy war, causing billions of taxpayers' dollars to be wasted. There are historians who believe that Wilson created a foundation for other countries, such as Korea and Vietnam, creating a quagmire of fo...
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