France and Great Britian borrowed about 10 billion from the US and had to find a way to get that back to US, which seemed hard for them. Basically they tried doing this by goods.
The Fordney-McCumber Tariff raised taxes on US imports to 60 percent. This was high raise for people of WWI times, like farmers and businesses. This act protected chemicals and metal industries from foreign competition. Also to protect farmers and Factories.
Britian and France did not sell enough goods to repay debts. Cuasing French troops to march in after failing to pay. Germany owed 2.5 billion back on Britian and France, then pay the US. Britian and France thought the US did not pay a fair share during WWI.
America had concerns on self suffiency so that no enemy could affect the American economy. Also industries wanted to preserve benefits. This all caused conflicts between countries..People wanted farmers to plant more for the military services to help them overseas. Everybody wanted them to plant more and gain more land to help out. But then later it became easier because higher yeilds of a corn crop were designed.
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