The United States of America remained neutral in the Great War for three years before entering to become one of the Allied powers. There were many factors leading up to America's entrance into the war. A lot of it was propaganda but some of it had truth to it. Many of the stories of the cruelty of the Central Powers to the Allies were made up to gain more support. Another reason America joined the war with the Allies was that we loaned most of our money and supplies to the Allied powers and we wanted to ensure that we would be paid back. America was kind of justified in entering the war becaus...

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Throughout history, militarization of the United States and its society has shaped and certainly distorted American politics, economics, foreign policy, culture, and social relations. During times of war, the general public, both men and women, were looked upon to uphold high moral principles and to be role models for younger generations to follow. Ideal men and women were almost propaganda in a sense. The United States government tried its best in molding the entire population to fit a certain "cookie cutter" shape. When the desired result was achieved, the government then displayed these peo...

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... help in the war effort. For Britain, France and Italy they had to borrow money from the United States to keep the war effort going. By the conclusion of the war Britain was in debt over 3.5 billion dollars, France was almost 2 billion and Italy was just over 1 billion dollars in debt10. When the war ... could do them. The Great War as it has become known was a defining moment in modern history the impacts, which were and are felt around the world today. Because the war was fought on mainland Europe many of European resources were all but used up. Most nations were servilery in debt in on...

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