History remembers World War I for trench warfare, alliances, and fallen empires. But it also showed factories and financial strength could shape events in ways armies and navies alone could not. And it forced the United States to decide what kind of country it would become in a connected world.  

America had long preferred distance and isolation. But modern industry and credit made separation harder to maintain. The nation found itself drawn onto the global stage. And it rose to the occasion, changing the world’s balance of power forever...

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