Before the war, the United States traded with both the Allied and Central Powers. Great Britain's powerful navy quickly took control of the Atlantic and set up a blockade, cutting off American trade with Germany. Germany, on the other hand, attacked British

supply lines with their new invention, the U-boat. The United States accepted Great Britain's blockade and stopped trade with Germany, although a demand by the United States that free trade be allowed would surely have been agreed to. On the other hand, instead of accepting Germany's attempt to stop American shipping to the Allies, Wilson demanded that Germany stop all attacks on American ships, but accepted nearly the same thing when perpetrated by the British. While trade with the Central Powers was completely cut off, trade with the Allies nearly quadrupled from 0.825 to 3.2 billion. This was also in addition to the two billion dollars loaned to the Allied governments by the United States. The population of America, although against involvement in the war, supported the Allied cause. This was due to both the cultu

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