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During the early 1900’s World War broke out between countries due to a variety of factors that lead to conflict. Though many countries did not want to enter into the conflict they were drawn in and in the case of the U.S. was to prevent further spread of the war.

One of the biggest conflicts the world has seen came about in the past century as some of the largest, most powerfully countries in the world all took place in war against each other; not only once, but twice. The World Wars were began based on conflict that arose between countries due to invasion and other factors, then brought more countries into the war due to different alliances these countries had created. During the Second World War the two biggest powerhouses who were in conflict with each other were Germany and the United States of America. The United States did everything in its power to stay out of the war, but ended up joining in December 1941 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The conflict between the U.S. and Germany could be classified as preventative war prior to 1941 since the U.S. was doing everything within its power to stay out of conflict, knowing that if it joined it had nothing to gain from the conflict. This conflict however can also be argued as Preemptive war, as some historians will claim conflict between the two opposing forces was inevitable. In this situation whichever country to strike force would have the competitive advantage, where America was the first to strike, it was due to a third-party intervention in the conflict. Due to Japans attacks on the U.S. in Pearl Harbor America was forced into the conflict due to military force in order to protect itself and to try and achieve the desired outcome, one that would favor the U.S. Since both sides of the conflict expect outcomes that favor themselves this puts them into the war region of the conflict model. The actions taken by each side will ultimately decide which country is victorious in the conflict, though the model does lean in favor of America.