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$3,000,000 receipt of a loan that JP Morgan sent to Europe.

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In Howard Zinn’s book, A People’s History of the United States, he claimed that through alliances, the U.S. was providing the Allies with copious amounts of loans. Even in the past, loans ranged between $3-12 billion given by JP Morgan to European nations from the 1890s to the 1910s. Zinn suggested that with the U.S. providing foreign countries with loans, their economy would crash if they did not engage in the war. The intention of joining the war was not for democratic reasons, but economic ones that would either make or break U.S. Country.

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Zimmermann Note after being translated from codes.

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German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann sent a telegram forwarding to Mexico, offering them United States territory in return for them to join German causes. The Zimmermann note was an uncalled offensive from Germany that created a public uproar among American citizens. Germans attempt to attack the U.S. country and the American's nationalism angered them. With Germany offering Mexico U.S. land it also irritated the American's pride of their country and territoy to a tipping point that encouraged the U.S. to join the war.

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Document of Detroit stating the terms of the Selective Service Act.

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U.S. Congress passed the Selective Service Act that granted the President the power to draft soldiers. In consideration, the Allies desperately needed fresh troops to relieve their exhausted men from the battlefields. This act aided the alliances with 4 million soldiers to fight through the battles. Providing troops for the European nations encouraged and powered the Allies with the support needed to fight and win the war. The personnel that the European nations gained from the U.S. was a major turning point that physically forced the Central Powers to retreat many battles and boundaries in the future.

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Americans charging towards the villiage of Cantigny.

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America launched their first major offensive during WWI. The American forces seized the village of Cantigny and remained to defend against several German counterattacks for the next two days. The Americans held their positions at the cost of over 1,000 lives. This was the first major U.S. victory that had an immense impact on the war effort in the spring of 1917. The Americans were not a force to be taken lightly and proved it by depriving the Germans of an observation point for their troops on the Western Front.

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Newspaper clipping depicting a group of Red Cross workers riding to the war front.

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Employees of the Smithsonian organized a Red Cross Auxiliary that aided Europe with their war efforts. They created campaigns to donate money towards the Washington, DC, chapter of the Red Cross for supplies, clothes, and ambulances. Besides fundraising, they also sent soldiers to Europe to educate about the war living in Europe. The Red Cross auxiliary’s effort remained past the war and continued to provide foreign alliances. With the help of the Red Cross Auxiliary, their presence provided care, support, and assurance to guide Americans and foreign allies through the war.

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Propaganda that encouraged the U.S. to conserve wheat to provide for soldiers abroad and the women of France.

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U.S. Food Administration, August 10, 1917

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U.S. Food Administration, August 10, 1917

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The U.S. Food Administration was a government agency that was set up to promote the conservation of foods to provide soldiers. Their efforts included Meatless Mondays and Wheatless Wednesdays to reduce the consumption of dairy and fats. The U.S. Food Administration asked Americans to conserve wheat, meat, fats, and sugars to provide the Allies and soldiers who were abroad. This effort to lower food consumption to provide for soldiers was a representation of American nationalism to win the war. To support those fighting the war and those who were in desperate need of food, the U.S. provided food to fuel the war effort.

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Newspaper clipping of the Allies success and the Germans failure at the 2nd Battle of the Marne.

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Germany launched their final offensive and suffered a major defeat. The Allies and several U.S. Marines held the German forces off long enough to launch a counteroffensive of their own. From the U.S. point of view, it was their counteroffensive that was the turning point of the war. This battle marked the entrance of American troops within the war and a feeling to the Allies that the war could nearly conclude. The Allied troops stopped Germany's advancements and started a counteroffensive attack that would ultimately win the war.

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Basis of who signed the treaty, when the treaty was signed, and the treaty's overall term.

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Senate's Rejection of the Treaty of Versailles, June 28, 1919

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Senate's Rejection of the Treaty of Versailles, June 28, 1919

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France, the United States, Great Britain, and Italy signed the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty ended World War I and introduced the League of Nations, in which the U.S. Senate rejected because of unconstitutional reasons. By rejecting the Treaty of Versailles, the Senate protected the United States from other powers that would democratically impose a threat. With the Senate worrying about their constitutional rights of declaring war, the Senate foresaw how the act of declaring war could have been unnecessary and dangerous for the U.S.

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Steel workers publically striking against the United States Steel Corporations on the streets.

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The Great Steel Strike represented the American Federation of Labor’s strike against the United States Steel Corporation. Many steel workers faced difficult working conditions, long hours, and low wages because of the constant demand of steel. To add on, inflation after the war made it even more difficult for workers to stretch their pay to cover their families' basic needs. Many workers did not work, buy, or sell steel during this period, hoping to force their employers to raise wages and improve conditions. The post-war inflation caused an uprising within workers and businesses in low wages and expenses to a violent standard.

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Newspaper clipping of strikes going against bankrupted companies and the abrupt dilemma with the economy.

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Beginning of Post-World War 1 Recession, 1920

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Beginning of Post-World War 1 Recession, 1920

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After the war, the United States faced a dilemma concerning their economic conditions. In the past, manufacturers built large inventories of weaponry and warfare, but with the war over, the government and other nations were not demanding of such supplies. To add on, farmers were constantly producing more goods, but the public could not consume most of the production. The economic boom that the U.S. had during the war was over. With their victory, the American citizens faced the overproduction of goods and it slowly forced many of these to citizens lose their jobs because of many companies closing.