Question

What was the effect on the US economy when the US built so many military bases at the start of WWI​

Answer 1

Impact on U.S. Economy. U.S. war spending helped add $236 billion to the debt. It was a 1,048% increase, the largest percentage increase to the debt of any president. A review of U.S. gross domestic product growth by year reveals that the economy grew at least 8% annually between 1939 and 1944.