<h2></h2><h2>Why did Woodrow Wilson want to stay neutral and avoid participating in WW1?</h2>
Money. The US profited fully from the conflict without taking any risks. In order to satisfy American industrialists, the British made care to place additional orders from US suppliers when they placed an economic blockade on Germany. Prior to the US entering the war, the Allies in the US spent an incredible amount of money. When the US Army mobilized for the war in 1917, one of its biggest problems was that it couldn't find contractors to meet its demands. Because the British and French paid more and occasionally offered performance incentives, the majority of US contractors choose not to complete American contracts. Depending on the source, the British spend between 4.5 billion and 5 billion pounds on short-term loans, food, and raw supplies for the war, or 16 billion to 20 billion dollars at the time (1 to 4 exchange rate). In order to address the French debt, which JP Morgan sold to the US government in 1917, the British had to step in and pay off certain short-term loans. Getting engaged in the conflict was not in the best interests of the United States. The US had little to gain from any engagement, there were no important US interests that needed to be safeguarded, and there was no call for war from the American people.
The Vietnam War had a profound effect on America. Domestically, the unpopularity of the war led to the end of the military draft in 1973 and since then the U.S. has yet to conscript troops from the general population again. The war also drastically decreased Americans' trust in political leaders.
