Question

In which of the following categories did the United Stated become a world leader after World War I?

Answer 1

The American entry into World War I came in April 1917, after more than two and a half years of efforts by President Woodrow Wilsonto keep the United States out of the war and broker a peace in Europe. Apart from an Anglophile element urging early support for the British, American public opinion reflected that of the president: the sentiment for neutrality was particularly strong among Irish Americans, German Americans, and Scandinavian Americans,[1] as well as among church leaders and among women in general. On the other hand, even before World War Ihad broken out, American opinion had been more negative toward Germany than towards any other country in Europe.[2] Over time, especially after reports of atrocities in Belgium in 1914 and following the sinking of the passenger liner RMS Lusitania in 1915, the American citizens increasingly came to see Germany as the aggressor in Europe. Wilson, a Democrat, made virtually all the key policy decisions over foreign affairs. He denounced German submarine sinking of passenger trips carrying peaceful Americans, especially the Lusitania in 1915. Former President Theodore Roosevelt and many Republicans demanded war, but Wilson forced the Germans to promise not to sink passenger ships of merchant ships without giving the people aboard time to launch their lifeboats.
While the country was at peace, American banks made huge loans to Britain and France to buy munitions, raw materials, and food from across the Atlantic. Until 1917, Wilson made minimal preparations for a land war and kept the United States Army on a small peacetime footing, despite increasing demands for enhanced preparedness. He did, however, expand the United States Navy