America and World War 1

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One of the financial stakes was the surge in “American overseas imperialism was that American business leaders wanted access to overseas markets and materials. Like those who had first explored the American West, these business leaders usually received the assistance and protection of the federal government. They articulated a “glut thesis,” which argued that the financial panics of the 1870s and [Grammar: A run-on sentence requires a comma before "and" (or other conjunction) linking main clauses] the 1890s were the result of the overproduction of goods, as the industrialized economy endured painful fits and starts. One obvious resolution to overproduction is the creation of new markets, and this led business leaders and politicians to advocate American imperial adventures abroad. To a great [Writing suggestion: "great" is an overworked word, too frequently seen, and too vague. It has too many meanings: huge, superior, numerous, etc. Use a more specific adjective] extent, business interests drove American foreign policy very early on. [Although this is commonly used in speech, academic writing prefers simply "early"] ”(p [Leave a space after the quotation mark] . 350)

After the declaration of unrestricted warfare in the Atlantic, German-American relations deteriorated. Not only had Germany initiated a threatening...