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At the time of joining the first world war the United States pronounced slogans of salvaging the moribund European democracy and civilisation, threatened by German militarism and autocracy. The American ally granted considerable financial support to strengthening the Entente. Consequently, the US became the creditor of the majority of the Entente states, and due to the rendered financial aid - also...