Being the first total war, World War I had a great impact on all the countries involved in this process. The United States was not able to keep out of changes as well. Firstly, a huge amount of major reforms, like passage of 19th amendment, were catalyzed by the war. Also, many jobs, prohibited women before the war, became available for them because of the wartime labor necessity. As a result, about million more women were added to the work force. However, women took jobs traditionally considered “men’s”. Also war made US military stronger, putting it in shape in case another war could suddenly begin. World War I was advantageous to American economy. The war forced government to control industries, especially those connected with producing goods for army. It essentially changed the economic system, originally based on “Laissez-faire” act. Another advantage of America was absence of active hostilities on its territory, which allowed the US continue producing food and prevented it from additional costs on reconstruction of the cities. Also, America still was able to loan money to European nations, who extremely needed it. As we can see, there were some positive changes caused by the World War I among the negative effects such as the deaths of millions of people.
Alex Knight
United States Today 