https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants Analysis of primary source reading en-us 2019-01-15 14:34:26 UTC 2019-01-16 14:39:58 UTC hello@padlet.com ahoward178 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320774779 2019-01-15 14:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320774779 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320781998 3. America has tried before to stay neutral in wars, but wars are a great way to boost a country's economy. During war America had a prospering economy, but that changed shortly after.]]> 2019-01-15 14:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320781998 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320782016 1. The munitions industry was one of the main causes of World War I; though America attempted to remain neutral, this ultimately caused them to become engaged in war in the end.]]> 2019-01-15 14:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320782016 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320782101 4. During WWI America wished to stay neutral but supplied the Allies with goods and made a large profit that sent America into an economic upswing. America was then forced to enter the war, concerned that the Allies would lose and not be able to repay them.]]> 2019-01-15 14:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320782101 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320782114 2019-01-15 14:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320782114 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320782721 2019-01-15 14:48:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320782721 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320782772 10. In WWI America entered the War due to overspending from the previous selling of the neutrality act which was signed, but the arms industries turned a profit on the War selling items of death to other countries to make a profit which in turn forced America into the World War to secure its loans.]]> 2019-01-15 14:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320782772 21lovealyssa https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320782780 7. America would rather stay neutral but they were forced to entire the war eventually.]]> 2019-01-15 14:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320782780 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320782919 2019-01-15 14:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320782919 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320782945 13. That history will repeat itself like how WWII will repeat what happen in WW1.]]> 2019-01-15 14:49:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320782945 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320783006 During the war these countries believed that it would be short and that not much supply would be needed, America believed that if we helped and our allies and our allies  lost we would never get the money back for our nation thus going into a great depression]]> 2019-01-15 14:49:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320783006 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320783030 14. World War 1 was majorly started by arms industries looking to score a profit off of countries that have deep pockets. ]]> 2019-01-15 14:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320783030 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320783058 8. Despite the goal of wanting to stay neutral, America was forced into entering the War. In doing so, large profits were made due to the demand for munition supplies. ]]> 2019-01-15 14:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320783058 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320783294 15. Engelbrecht and Hanighen argued that the international arms industry played a significant role in WW1, and they believed that the profits of the war were important. ]]> 2019-01-15 14:49:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320783294 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320783551 6. The United States advised his fellow countrymen to stay neutral even with their thoughts, and how because of the armistice the stock prices had risen highly and their were many more American millionaires.]]> 2019-01-15 14:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320783551 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320783687 9. War, while not being good for the countries that are fighting, can be very profitable for outsiders selling supplies.]]> 2019-01-15 14:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320783687 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320783699 16. America would ideally remain neutral during the war, but it might not work out that way because war help boost the economy.]]> 2019-01-15 14:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320783699 ahoward178 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320784448 2019-01-15 14:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320784448 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320784537 2019-01-15 14:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320784537 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320785060 19. Arms merchants were crucial to war, and that their importance went unrecognized in their acts of manipulation and dedication to preserve arms. Furthermore, the prohibition of buying, selling, and trading arms was nothing more than a form of "unneutrality", and that it only shows the U.S. to be taking the side of the more powerful country over the weak.]]> 2019-01-15 14:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320785060 ahoward178 https://padlet.com/ahoward178/merchants/wish/320787249 - Financiers
- Allies blockaded Germany so US could not send supplies to both sides
- Manufacturers of MANY goods

Although an overwhelming majority of Americans supported neutrality, America was forced into WWI due to Allied intentions, American banks, and American manufacturers.


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