re: #321 ralphieboy
Before WWI started or before we joined? We made a lot of money selling arms and supplies to Europe.
Before it started.
Here:
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Then the economy started contracting again after government spending was cut— and then the capital flight from Europe and war spending helped pull us out of that hole.