Question

World War I encouraged Americans to develop new technology and industry in order to help the war effort. The war encouraged Americans to develop automotives and airplanes. Choose one of these two innovations and explain how the war pushed Americans to create a stronger industry.

Answer 1

Answers may vary given the student’s choice of response. If describing the airline industry, students might explain that the war encouraged Americans to open airline schools and to support commercial aviation, once the nation had begun developing better airplanes during the war effort. If describing the automotive industry, students might explain that the war encouraged Americans to manufacture more cars to support the war effort, leading later to more car ownership and increased mobility for all Americans.

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Answer 2

Let’s do the second option: America before the war did not rely heavily on automotives for a strategic move, after WWI started mass production of new airplanes and ground vehicles were needed to help support the movement of troops and air support. Because of this it eventually led to America finding ways to produce these vehicles. This all led to it creating a new powerful industry which also helped come to the modern day car and modern day plane