How Did The Great War Affect America
Max Berman
Mr. Diaz-Williamson
World History
1 May 2015
The Great War’s Effect on America’s Production Great in scale, death toll, and influence, the First World War was the primary factor that built the United States into the superpower it is today. Woodrow Wilson, by ending the long-standing isolationism engulfing America and rally the country to enter World War I, ushered in a new era for America and its foreign policy. His mission to “make the world safe for democracy” set the tone for many of the reforms America would undergo, and it sparked a new fire in the population never before felt, one of pride, power, and prosperity. Most know America to be the most powerful country in the world and at the pinnacle of our eminence is our military. World War I gave the United States an opportunity to show the world its power, and that it did. With over four million soldiers deployed, the American forces quickly proved their worth and extremely effectively plugged the holes in the exhausted allied lines. Perhaps more important is their contribution of battleships and destroyers. The German U-Boat fleet was the most clandestine and efficient means of attack on Brittan that the central powers had, and it genuinely worried Brittan because they seemed to have no counter to the attacks on their merchant and supply …show more content…
After all, Europe had been ravaged by The Great War’s devastating bombings, so the unharmed soil of America became the breeding ground for innovation. Heading the way into a more modern society, the U.S. mass produced cheap automobiles, effective birth control, radios, and appliances such as refrigerators after their thriving factories that once revolutionized the weaponry with Enfield rifles and Colt machine guns transferred to civil production. Not unlike present day, wartime innovation resulted in products for the general
Mr. Diaz-Williamson
World History
1 May 2015
The Great War’s Effect on America’s Production Great in scale, death toll, and influence, the First World War was the primary factor that built the United States into the superpower it is today. Woodrow Wilson, by ending the long-standing isolationism engulfing America and rally the country to enter World War I, ushered in a new era for America and its foreign policy. His mission to “make the world safe for democracy” set the tone for many of the reforms America would undergo, and it sparked a new fire in the population never before felt, one of pride, power, and prosperity. Most know America to be the most powerful country in the world and at the pinnacle of our eminence is our military. World War I gave the United States an opportunity to show the world its power, and that it did. With over four million soldiers deployed, the American forces quickly proved their worth and extremely effectively plugged the holes in the exhausted allied lines. Perhaps more important is their contribution of battleships and destroyers. The German U-Boat fleet was the most clandestine and efficient means of attack on Brittan that the central powers had, and it genuinely worried Brittan because they seemed to have no counter to the attacks on their merchant and supply …show more content…
After all, Europe had been ravaged by The Great War’s devastating bombings, so the unharmed soil of America became the breeding ground for innovation. Heading the way into a more modern society, the U.S. mass produced cheap automobiles, effective birth control, radios, and appliances such as refrigerators after their thriving factories that once revolutionized the weaponry with Enfield rifles and Colt machine guns transferred to civil production. Not unlike present day, wartime innovation resulted in products for the general