https://padlet.com/20murrja/2wqexcv2oajm How did financial investment in Europe lead the US into World War I? en-us 2018-02-15 01:07:44 UTC 2018-02-15 01:32:05 UTC hello@padlet.com 20murrja https://padlet.com/20murrja/2wqexcv2oajm/wish/231763126 After the war began Great Britain and France imposed a naval blockade on Austria and Germany. The United States insisted on trading rights and after the realization that they were not going to have that, this became an incentive to participate in the war.]]> 2018-02-15 01:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/20murrja/2wqexcv2oajm/wish/231763126 20murrja https://padlet.com/20murrja/2wqexcv2oajm/wish/231764104 The U.S. depends on imports and exports to European nations and if they stayed out of this war trading ties would be completely cut against Britain. This would also mean that the resources that were used in the United States to produce war materials for Britain would be transferred into domestic resources and therefore would not generate nearly as much money for the United States, resulting in a decreased GDP.]]> 2018-02-15 01:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/20murrja/2wqexcv2oajm/wish/231764104 20murrja https://padlet.com/20murrja/2wqexcv2oajm/wish/231764793 Foreign nations had a lot of money in exports to the United States and if they did not keep trading with America, we would have been in an economic turmoil.]]> 2018-02-15 01:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/20murrja/2wqexcv2oajm/wish/231764793 20murrja https://padlet.com/20murrja/2wqexcv2oajm/wish/231765128 The key countries that the U.S. traded frequently with were Germany, Britain, Austria, and France. These were the main economically providing countries that America needed.]]> 2018-02-15 01:30:58 UTC https://padlet.com/20murrja/2wqexcv2oajm/wish/231765128