Japan Enters war
On August 15th, 1914 the Japanese government, claiming that it desired "to secure firm and enduring peace in Eastern Asia", sent an ultimatum to Germany demanding the handover of the German-leased territory of Jiaozhou (northeastern china) to Japanese authorities without compensation. Land pure and simple. They got all of the Marshall Islands except Guam , they got the Gilbert Islands and The German treaty rights to the Port of Tsinga in China. So that got a boundary that could cushion them from a perceived rival to the West, the US, and they got access to the coal and iron mines of Northern China. For this the Entente got protection by Japan from any German raiders that may have entered the Pacific Area.
Gallipoli 1915:
Most of the men recruited into the Australian Imperial Force at the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914 were sent to Egypt to meet the threat which the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) posed to British interests in the Middle East and to the Suez Canal. After four and a half months of training near Cairo, the Australians departed by ship for the Gallipoli peninsula, together with troops from New Zealand, Britain, and France. The aim of this deployment was to assist a British naval operation which aimed to force the Dardanelles Strait and capture the Turkish capital, Constantinople. The most successful operation of the campaign was the evacuation of the troops on 19–20 December under cover of a comprehensive deception operation. As a result, the Turks were unable to inflict more than a very few casualties on the retreating forces. The whole Gallipoli operation, however, cost 26,111 Australian casualties, including 8,141 deaths. Despite this, it has been said that Gallipoli had no influence on the course of the war.
Gallipoli 1915:
Most of the men recruited into the Australian Imperial Force at the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914 were sent to Egypt to meet the threat which the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) posed to British interests in the Middle East and to the Suez Canal. After four and a half months of training near Cairo, the Australians departed by ship for the Gallipoli peninsula, together with troops from New Zealand, Britain, and France. The aim of this deployment was to assist a British naval operation which aimed to force the Dardanelles Strait and capture the Turkish capital, Constantinople. The most successful operation of the campaign was the evacuation of the troops on 19–20 December under cover of a comprehensive deception operation. As a result, the Turks were unable to inflict more than a very few casualties on the retreating forces. The whole Gallipoli operation, however, cost 26,111 Australian casualties, including 8,141 deaths. Despite this, it has been said that Gallipoli had no influence on the course of the war.
U.S. joins ww1
There were 4 main reasons:
Firstly, US President Wilson was an idealist; he believed that if Germany won WW1, this would be a "bad thing" not just for USA, but for the whole world. The best way to prevent this was to join the war on the Allied side.
Secondly, from January 1917 Germany began unrestricted submarine warfare. US merchant ships were being sunk, and US seamen being killed,even though USA was neutral. Other neutral ships sailing to and from America were also being sunk, and were becoming reluctant to sail to and from USA. All this was having a detrimental effect on the US economy, and the best way to stop it was to join the war on the Allied side, and help win the war quickly.
Next,also in January 1917, Germany had sent the Zimmerman Telegram to the Mexican government.This promised "substantial aid" in regaining territory lost to USA in the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848 if Mexico attacked the US. So, Germany had now become a direct threat to US territory, and the best way to remove this threat was to join the war on the Allied side and make sure Germany was defeated.
Finally, the US had lent the Allies a lot of money by 1917 for the war. If the Allies lost, the prospect of USA getting any of this money repaid any time soon was slim to none (and slim would be out of town for some time). The best way to ensure these loans would be repaid was to join the war on the Allied side, and help make sure they won the war.
Firstly, US President Wilson was an idealist; he believed that if Germany won WW1, this would be a "bad thing" not just for USA, but for the whole world. The best way to prevent this was to join the war on the Allied side.
Secondly, from January 1917 Germany began unrestricted submarine warfare. US merchant ships were being sunk, and US seamen being killed,even though USA was neutral. Other neutral ships sailing to and from America were also being sunk, and were becoming reluctant to sail to and from USA. All this was having a detrimental effect on the US economy, and the best way to stop it was to join the war on the Allied side, and help win the war quickly.
Next,also in January 1917, Germany had sent the Zimmerman Telegram to the Mexican government.This promised "substantial aid" in regaining territory lost to USA in the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848 if Mexico attacked the US. So, Germany had now become a direct threat to US territory, and the best way to remove this threat was to join the war on the Allied side and make sure Germany was defeated.
Finally, the US had lent the Allies a lot of money by 1917 for the war. If the Allies lost, the prospect of USA getting any of this money repaid any time soon was slim to none (and slim would be out of town for some time). The best way to ensure these loans would be repaid was to join the war on the Allied side, and help make sure they won the war.
This is a picture of Rosie the Riveter. This represents the U.S. getting involved into WW1 because it giving a wake-up call that they will soon be defeated by the rest of the world.