WORLD WAR I
CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR
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Both stimulated industrial and agricultural output
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Both restricted job growth
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Both raised levels of inflation
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Both lowered wages in the agricultural sectors
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did the outcomes of both the Spanish-American War and the First World War similarly influence the U.S. economy? Both restricted job growth. Both raised levels of inflation. Both lowered wages in the agricultural sectors.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Spanish-American War Just like in WWI, the nation fighting for independence kept trying to revolt but without America’s help and supplies, they were not able to defeat the enemy because they were not strong enough.
Detailed explanation-3: -Representatives of Spain and the United States signed a peace treaty in Paris on December 10, 1898, which established the independence of Cuba, ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States, and allowed the victorious power to purchase the Philippines Islands from Spain for $20 million.
Detailed explanation-4: -Closely tied with becoming a world naval power, the Spanish American War resulted in the U.S. becoming worldwide economic power, able to extend its commercial reach while under naval protection. This was very closely tied to item#1, above. Prior to the war, the U.S. had no commercial fleet of which to speak.
Detailed explanation-5: -How did the Spanish American War make the United States a world power? The US victory in the Spanish American War resulted in the Us gaining possession and/or control of many new territories. These and other territorial gains resulted in the creation of a new far flung empire.