What Did The Americas Cause Ww1

America was the best location for World War I when it came to food. America, at the time, had the largest agriculture in the world. They did not have to worry about horse’s hooves or shooting gun ruining their farms. Since the war was overseas, their land was secure. Also, a lot of the food that was being sent overseas, was donated from the people, also helping their economy. However, other countries involved in the war were not as lucky. Starting in 1914, the allies had Blockage of Germany sent up to prevent good, especially food, being sent to any of the other countries including Germany, Austria and Turkey. This caused thousands of deaths in the Central Powers, which many historians believe caused the Allies to win the Great War. Because of Great Britain’s extension naval control, they were able to block North Sea and the English Channel, making it impossible for Germany to get any imports into their country. This also caused fights within Germany that didn’t help their fight again the allies. The country was angry that they were forced to ration their food. The Blockade also made it impossible for Germany to sell their food. Because of the shortage of food, Germany’s population was affected by many diseases including tuberculosis. The shortage also caused thousands …show more content…
The Food and Fuel Act, also called the “Level Act,” was “to provide further for the national security and defense by encouraging the production, conserving the supply, and controlling the distribution of food products and fuel.” In other word, the act was able to create things in time of emergency during the war. Thus, the creation of The Federal Food Administration and Federal Fuel Administration was established. This act work as a “needs-based” organization. Therefore, each state experienced it differently based on what they needed. The act also had an expiration date and was expected to end the same time the Great War did. However, it did not get repealed until may of