By 1914 the United States was rich and confident, but also wise enough to stay out of WWI. The problem is though fights of that size have a tendency to drag nations into them, and America found itself involved after numerous German missteps. It would be a new situation for the country, as President Wilson assumed effective political leadership of the Entente, setting a vision for the post-war that his new allies had not expected.

Bibliography for this episode: 

1. Miller, Nathan New World Coming: The 1920s and the Making of Modern America Da Capo Press 2003

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