Can be considered poor. Their GDP puts them in the second lowest position in the worldwide GDP rank, meaning that both their income and consumption are very low (small scale farming and textile manufacturing are also evidence of this) meaning their living conditions are sub-optimal for most of the people.
The United States was the last to join the Allied Powers because they did not want to be apart of the war. They joined the Allied Powers after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
Government became necessary in order to rule the people
