To make America economically independent from other countries.
It was primarily on the idea of "separation of powers" that Montesquieu had the most influence on the Founding Fathers, since he believed this was a crucial step in ensuring that a central government did not become too powerful.
There were many ways in which the development of trench warfare influenced World War I. One of the most important were the health problems that trenches caused on soldiers. Apart from that, another characteristic of the trenches warfare was that it conducted the battles really close. Trenches made armies re-think about the strategies they were using in order not to commit the same mistakes again.