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Before America entered the war against the Central Powers, American banks were making huge loans to France and Britain. The majority of these loans were used to buy munitions, raw materials, and food from across the Atlantic.

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Britain bought more than a quarter of the engines for a new air fleet, over half of its shell casings, more than two thirds of its gain, and nearly all of its oil from foreign suppliers. America was at the top of the list

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America saw that France and Britain were becoming exhausted in the fighting against Germany and Austria-Hungary.

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President Woodrow Wilson wanted to stay out of the war as much as possible, which he did for about two and a half years. This "sit back and see what happens" approach is called laissez-faire. The public was urging Wilson to enter the war.

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J.P. Morgan Jr. took over the House of Morgan, after the death of his father, and assisted in financing Britain and France. J.P. Morgan & Co. became the primary financial agent to the British government, and later to France. Loans were issued to the French government through money raised by American investors.