No. In fact the US didn't get involved until a few years after the start of the war. Russia was originally on Germany's side at the start. Germany completely blitzed poland, it was a surprise attack and Brittain and France were not prepared. France was still under the impression that Germany had no large military.
Russia and Germany had promised each other full cooperation before the start of WWII
yes they were in a non-aggression alliance with germany but then hitler broke the alliance and invaded russia
The Allies had UK,France,America,Canada and Russia(later on) the Axis had Germany,Russia(in the start),Japan,Austro-Hungry,Italy
Germany helped Lenin (a communist) get to Russia hoping that he would help to overthrow the Russian monarchy, and start a communist revolution. A revolution would mean Russia would be involved in a internal Russian war/Civil War instead of fighting with Germany
A German-Austrian alliance was formed to protect Germany against Russia before the start of WWI.
In World War 1 Germany and Russia were on different sides. Germany fought against Russia and Russia fought against Germany...Basically in the First World War there were two sides. The Central Powers and the Allies. The Allies consisted of Britain, France, Italy and Russia but Russia leaves the war half way through. Other small countries also aided the Allies like Japan and China even some African countries.The Central Powers consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. Serbia was supported by Germany but at the start of the war Serbia just was not involved despite having caused the war.
Germany did not start World War I. They only declared war on Russia because Russia mobilized troops toward the German border because Russia got involved in a territorial dispute between Austria, Germany's ally, and Serbia. Germany most likely would have ignored a fight between the monstrous Austria and little, tiny Serbia, but Russia made a threatening move on Germany which the couldn't ignore. Germany invaded France, but France had already declared war on Germany after Germany went to war with Russia, France's ally. During a war between to nations with a border, one is bound to invade the other and Germany made the first move. There isn't really an excuse for Germany's invasion of Belgium, so if it is mentioned in the debate, I'd suggest BSing an answer and moving on quickly.
Germany's economic and political progress being monitered and controlled by the Allies, the pecking order of the world being decided, with the United States and Russia being the ones in charge, and the start of nuclear warfare.
World War I
A German-Austrian alliance was formed to protect Germany against Russia before the start of WWI.
A number of things. 1) the assassination of Austria's Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand; 2) the war that Austria started with Serbia which led to Russia's decision to mobilize its army; 3) Germany's policy of encouraging Austria not to compromise; 4) Germany's decision to declare war on Russia and start a pre-emptive strike against France.