Was the entry of the USA into the First World War in 1917 the decisive factor in deciding its outcome?
Was the entry of the USA into the First World War in 1917 the decisive factor in deciding its outcome? Jas Singh 10D Teacher - Mrs Ball During World War One, millions of men were killed in battle, and throughout the war either side could have won. There were many significant turning points in the war, but some events were more influential than others. Was the entry of the USA in 1917 the decisive factor in deciding its outcome? The entry of the USA was not the only factor that decided its outcome. There were many events that took place, which eventually resulted in an Allied victory. Germany initially had a plan that would capture Paris in 6 weeks, called the Schlieffen Plan. Once they had taken Paris, they would only need to fight a war on one front against Russia, rather than two against France as well. In order for the plan to succeed, the Germans were hoping that many different scenarios would take place that would ensure the plan would be successful. Unfortunately, their gamble did not pay off, and the Schlieffen Plan failed. Previous to 1914, all wars had been swift and rapid, and usually they were over in about 10 weeks. But because of the failure of the Schlieffen Plan, the Germans, along with all the other nations in the war, were not prepared for a war that would last four years. The Germans were always going to be at a disadvantage, as they were in the middle of
Was the German defeat on the Western Front caused by the failure of the Schlieffen Plan?
Was the German defeat on the Western Front caused by the failure of the Schlieffen Plan? Alexander Jenkins After German foreign policy had caused the country to have hostile countries on either side - France and Russia - Germany needed a plan to win a war on two fronts. This plan was devised in the early twentieth century by Count Alfred von Schlieffen and then tinkered with fairly extensively by the younger Moltke right up until 1914 It centred on a lightning invasion of France through the Low Countries while keeping light defensive forces on the Eastern Front with Russia, and when France was knocked out to turn the army to the East. It was based on the wars of the 1860s/1870s, which Germany had won: but what it forgot was that the enemy had come on a long way since then, as had technology, especially rapidly-firing machine-guns which favoured the defenders, and the use of rail for rapid military transport. The plan relied on the Russians either being incompetent and slow to mobilize, or just deciding to sit tight; the French also being slow to mobilize; and the Belgians and Luxembourgers being totally submissive to the Germans coming through their countries. The Germans' enemies caused the Schlieffen Plan to fail: the Belgians resisted valiantly, putting the plan a crucial two days behind schedule. This resistance also meant that Britain joined the war against Germany,
What caused the First World War?
What caused the First World War? There were long and short term causes for the First World War. Most of these revolved around the main superpowers in modern day Europe. The long term factor was the alliances made between these countries. There was the triple-entente which was an alliance between France Britain and Russia and conflicting was the triple-alliance which consisted of Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary. The emperor of Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm, wanted his country to be the biggest superpower in the whole of Europe and he was prepared to do anything to obtain this. That is why Germany and Britain embarked on the naval race as Germany attempted to compete with Britain's extremely powerful Royal navy, which was the biggest in the world. Germany felt threatened by this and so the Kaiser encouraged Admiral Tirpitz to introduce more Germans to the navy. The Naval League was set up as a result of this and Germans were given tours and lectures on ports and boats all over Germany. The British took little time to retaliate and set up their own Naval League as well as building the first Dreadnought. The Naval race had began and bigger, better boats were designed and built faster than ever but by 1914, it became obvious that Britain had won this race with its spectacular boat HMS Queen Elizabeth and their unbeatable 'Two-Power Standard'. Although war was not desired, by 1906,
What different tactics did both sides use in an attempt to win the conflict in Vietnam between 1956 and 1968?
What different tactics did both sides use in an attempt to win the conflict in Vietnam between 1956 and 1968? The tactics used by both sides varied in many ways, mainly due to funding, equipment and morals. The Americans had to "go about" the war in a semi-civilised manner and follow the unwritten rules of war. This is much different from the Vietcong tactics which was what seemed to be a "Win by any means tactic," using Guerrilla tactics. The United States of America provided aid to the South Vietnam army. This was because that Kennedy wanted his people to think that he was tough on Communism, so he piled in "Advisors," money and troops into fight the Communist troops. The number of US troops was said to reach up to half a million. Furthermore the United States of America was said to have spent nearly $270 million on the Vietnam crisis. The United States also employed a "Strategic Hamlet" policy into Vietnam. The idea was to take peasants away from where the Vietcong were known/suspected to be hiding, as they thought that the peasants where helping the VC. So a lot of Villages and Hamlets were relocated. Literally whole towns where moved, including inhabitants, livestock, houses and possessions. Usually kilometres away from the previous location, in a place which they could be protected/monitored. The capabilities of the South Vietnamese Army (SVA) were limited. It was
What different tactics were used by both sides in an attempt to win the conflict in Vietnam between 1956 and 1968?
Kirsty Singleton 11MG Assignment 2, Question 2 What different tactics were used by both sides in an attempt to win the conflict in Vietnam between 1956 and 1968? The tactics used by both of these countries were very different, but then the countries themselves were very different too. Here was America, super-power of the world, entering into a war with Vietnam, a small part of Asia, whose technologies and lifestyle were primitive. The Americans began the war because of an over-reactive paranoia to the spread of communism. So they sent in 'advisors' whose aim was to train up the south, and ensure that communism could not take a firm footing. This was the start of the war. The North Vietnamese, the Vietcong, infiltrated the country side, mixed and blended with the peasants, and virtually became invisible. The Americans came along, with their uniforms and guns, and suddenly realised they had virtually no way of telling who was the enemy, and who was not. So Kennedy introduced his policy of 'Strategic Hamlet' which involved whole Vietnamese towns and villages being upped and moved into new towns and villages, only this time they were guarded and controlled by the South Vietnamese army. It failed, the Vietcong were peasants themselves, they easily infiltrated the towns, and the plan could
Vietnam research project.
Vietnam research project . Vietnam was a conflict that was originally fought by the French. They acted this way to follow the 'Truman doctrine' but by 1950, war had flared up again and America joined. In '54 Eisenhower had come up with the 'domino theory' as a justification for the involvement. This theory stated, "If South Vietnam falls to the Communist, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, India and Pakistan would also fall like dominos. The Pacific Islands and even Australia could be at risk." After the French were defeated in 1954, Vietnam was split in two; the north was Communist, led by Ho Chi Minh, and the south was Capitalist under Ngo Dinh Diem. Diem's regime got billions of dollars from the US but remained very unpopular with most Vietnamese people. The US prevented the elections that were promised under the Geneva conference because it knew that the Communists would win. Vietnamese Buddhist monks protested against American involvement by suicide, mainly by burning themselves. Operation Phoenix was organised by the CIA. This led to the arrest and murder of thousands of Communists in the south. First the US sent in military advisers, and then President Johnson sent in troops in huge numbers. This shows that America had one main reason for getting involved in Vietnam; to stop the spread of communism. They didn't want to get involved in this conflict, so they let the
Vietnam Sources Questions
Question 1 Study sources 1 and 2. What do these sources tell us about the attitude to war in Vietnam? The two sources are very significant in revealing the attitudes to war, as in source 1 it reveals the coalition of early opposition to the war, this included from Pacifies and left-wingers anxious for a Vietcong victory and liberals who preferred a democratic strategy to safeguard Vietnam. When the war started only a small number of Americans population opposed the war (25,000 people took place in the anti-war demonstration but it was the largest of its type up to date). Source 2 is a graph which clearly shows the correlation in the decline of support for the war with the concomitant increase in the opposition to the war. The graph indicates a deterioration for those who supported the war from 50% to around 26% while the opposition increased dramatically from 25% up to 60%. Question 2 Study sources 3 and 4. Do you think it would be true to say that "all U.S politicians supported America's involvement in the Vietnam war". Back up your answer with evidence from the sources. I think that it is very unlikely that two sources alone would allow a definite conclusion on the attitudes of all U.S polities making it adequacy situation. Also the evidence could not sub stain a universal conclusion because all three politicians are from the same party and the Republican point of view
Vietnam war
9/03/06 ''The Vietnam War was lost in the United States of America and not in Vietnam", to what extent do you agree with this statement? The Vietnam War was a conflict fought between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) allied with major communist powers namely the Soviet Union and China, against the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), and its major ally the United States of America. The United States of America played a major role in the Vietnam War and the outcome of the war was heavily dependant on what the U.S.A did in Vietnam and also what was going on in the U.S.A itself, while its troops were fighting in Vietnam. To answer this question I will provide examples from my knowledge of why the U.S.A lost in Vietnam itself, and why it failed in the U.S.A as well, following this I will draw up a conclusion and decide to what extent I agree with the statement in question. Let me begin by presenting examples of why the U.S lost while fighting in Vietnam. One of the main points as to why the Vietnam War was a failure for the U.S was due to the Vietcong's use of Guerilla warfare. First of all the U.S army was mostly full of draftees which only received about six weeks of combat training, this meant that they were in no way trained to fight against an army using Guerilla tactics. The terrain was also very suited for the use of Guerilla tactics. The dense jungle
Vietnam War.
VIETNAM WAR For much of Vietnam's history it has been under foreign rule, primarily by the Chinese. In 1860, France began its domination of the area and had, by the late 19th century, implemented its colonization in a number of regions around the Gulf of Tonkin. During WWII, the Japanese government took control of much of the area and set up a puppet regime that was eventually forced out by the Vietnamese at the end of that war in 1945. After WWII and until 1955, France fought hard to regain their former territories in the region, but with a poorly organized army and little determination among the troops, their efforts soon collapsed. The French were finally defeated at Dien Bien Phu on the 8th of May 1954 by the communist general Vo Nguyen Giap. The French troops withdrew, leaving a buffer zone separating the North and South and set up elections in order to form a government in the South. The communist regime set up its headquarters in Hanoi under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh. Many North Vietnamese left the country and fled south where the self-proclaimed president, Ngo Dinh Diem had formed the Republic of Vietnam. Between 1955 and 1960, the North Vietnamese with the assistance of the southern communist Vietcong, tried to take over the government in South Vietnam, and in November 1963 President Diem was overthrown and executed. The following year, the North Vietnamese
Vietnam War.
Vietnam War, military struggle fought in Vietnam from 1959 to 1975. It began as a determined attempt by Communist guerrillas (the so-called Vietcong) in the South, backed by Communist North Vietnam, to overthrow the government of South Vietnam. The struggle widened into a war between South Vietnam and North Vietnam and ultimately into a limited international conflict. The United States and some 40 other countries supported South Vietnam by supplying troops and munitions, and the USSR and the People's Republic of China furnished munitions to North Vietnam and the Vietcong. On both sides, however, the burden of the war fell mainly on the civilians. The war also engulfed Laos, where the Communist Pathet Lao fought the government from 1965 to 1973 and succeeded in abolishing the monarchy in 1975; and Cambodia, where the government surrendered in 1975 to the Communist Khmer Rouge. This article is concerned primarily with the military aspects of the war; for further discussion of the historical and political issues involved, see Vietnam: History. Vietnamese Independence Struggle (1945-1954). The war developed as a sequel to the struggle (1946-1954) between the French, who were the colonial rulers of Indo-China before World War II, and the Communist-led Vietminh, or League for the Independence of Vietnam, founded and headed by the revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh. Having emerged
