HIST 2057 Chapter : WWI
Document Summary
World war i: over there: neutrality the us had a very short involvement in wwi. Started in 1914, the war was between the central european powers and the allied powers (gb, france, and russia). The us claims neutrality and that they will not be involved with this war because it was over power in. Europe: blockades and submarines primarily a naval based war. Powers from trade, and munitions, the allied powers set up a blockade. This action lessened the trade to the central powers from america, and improved the trade to the. American bankers increasingly finance the allied powers, and not as much to the central powers. If the allied powers win then the banks are more likely to get their money back, but if they lose then they probably won"t pay them back. In retaliation germany decides that they will blow up any ship they come across that carried munitions.
