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re: Would it have been better if Germany would have won WW1? The First One.
Posted on 5/11/16 at 10:25 am to OWLFAN86
Posted on 5/11/16 at 10:25 am to OWLFAN86
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US became a world economic and military power
that doesn't happen without WW1
This. The US was shite before WW1 in terms of military and economic power.
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Posted on 5/11/16 at 10:40 am to Adam4LSU
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This. The US was shite before WW1 in terms of military and economic power.
Compared to who? "In 1910 UK vehicle production was 14,000 units." LINK
US auto production in 1910:
quote:
Ford 32,053
Buick 30,525
Willys-Overland 15,598
Studebaker 15,020
Cadillac 10,039
Maxwell 10,000
Brush 10,000
REO 6588
LINK
Posted on 5/11/16 at 10:47 am to Adam4LSU
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This. The US was shite before WW1 in terms of military and economic power.
Before WWI our army was small. Course we felt no need for an army since we had two huge oceans between us and any potential enemy. What we had though was a navy. Only Great Britain & Germany had bigger navies than our own...
Naval Strengths Aug. 1914
As for being an economic power on the world stage prior to WWI....
Not even Great Britain, then at the height of it's worldwide empire, had a larger economy than the United States in 1914. In fact, even at the start of WWI, the USA was the world's largest economy.
Posted on 5/11/16 at 11:21 am to Adam4LSU
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This. The US was shite before WW1 in terms of military and economic power.
1) False
2) If you think American entry into WWI was the primary causation of American economic and military power in the 20th century, you are likewise mistaken.
The U.S. military wasn't a major power in the early 20th the century because U.S. foreign policy didn't require it. I would say one of the WORST results of WWI and WWII for the United States is it turned us into a global hegemonic power. Sure, that offers you some benefits economically but at a price.
America's latent military and economic potential were always present. Our economy would have flourished whether we entered European wars or not.
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