Document 1b
united states exports to warring nations, 1914–1916
nation 1914 1915 1916
great britain $594,271,863 $911,794,954 $1,526,685,102
france $159,818,924 $369,397,170 $628,851,988
italy* $74,235,012 $184,819,688 $269,246,105
germany $344,794,276 $28,863,354 $288,899
*italy joined the allies in 1915.
source: thomas a. bailey et al., the american pageant,
houghton mifflin, 1998 (adapted)
based on this chart, what conclusion can be drawn by comparing the value of united states exports to
germany to the value of exports to great britain between 1914 and 1916? [1]