U.S. Involvement in World War I

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The paper discusses the reasons for the United States' involvement in the First World War. The paper then explains how the war impacted the US economy in terms of exports, employment and taxes. The paper illustrates how the war effort had a favorable impact on the U.S. economy and how the power as financial world leader shifted from London to New York. The paper shows how the devastating human and resource losses were offset by favorable economic factors.

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"World War I, like all wars tend to, had a devastating effect on all the parties involved. The War in question began in Europe, resulting from a dispute between just two countries. The rest of Europe became involved through various alliances, loyalties, and enmity, respectively. The involvement of the United States lasted only months, from 1917 to the end of the War. The country's initial declaration of neutrality for the majority of the War ended when the country's economy was seriously threatened by Germany's warfare practices (Feldmeth)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Duffy, Michael. "The Causes of World War I". FirstWorldWar.com feature articles. March 27, 2004. http://www.firstworldwar.com/origins/causes.htm
• -- "U.S. Declaration of War with Germany, 2 April 1917" FirstWolrdWar.com primary documents. April 14, 2002. URL: http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/usneutrality.htm
• Feldmeth, Greg D. "U.S. Involvement in World War I". U.S. History Resources. March 31, 1998. URL: http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Bunker/3017/
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• World War I History. "World War I (1914-1918)." September, 1998. URL: http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm

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