Enter the Great War!

In order to persuade the American people to side with entering the Great War, we need to tell them how it started. It started in such a small area, probably why this moment is known as the “spark” of the war. The small area was Serbian and it was under the control of Austria-Hungary. Of course no one likes being controlled and when Austria-Hungary crossed the line a man by the name of Gavrilo Princip gunned down Franz Ferdinand, the Arch-Duke of Austria-Hungary. Each country declared war on each other and the fire was growing. The point is we are a country that fought for our freedom because we were being controlled and we should help those who want that same independence.

                Alliances are being formed and we seem to be the only major power left out. Obviously we should side with the Triple Entente. We would be fighting against Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy. We would be siding ourselves with Great Britain, Russia, and France. We also need to look at the pros and cons of each choice in this war. If we don’t join and the Triple Alliance (enemies) wins, then we could be looking at an invasion and imperialistic takeover. If we do join we could be the final push that stops a rising world power. There seems to be only one good choice and that is to join and get it over with. We are Americans, we cannot allow this to just pass by as we watch.