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Jun 21, 2022 · A private, private second class, or bugler in his first year of service in 1917 was entitled to $30 a month. In exchange for this salary, which would equate to $558.12 today, privates could expect to face the guns of the Germans and other Axis powers.
- Revolutionary War. The Revolutionary War saw the US fighting for independence from the British. Over the course of the conflict, the Continental Army consisted of around 150,000 men, with 17,000 serving at any one time.
- War of 1812. Those wishing to serve in the Army during the War of 1812 initially needed to sign a five-year contract, with recruits later given the option to join for the duration of the conflict.
- Mexican-American War. Designated the Regular Army during the Mexican-American War, the US forces consisted of specialized infantry, artillery, cavalry and the engineering corps.
- American Civil War. Troops’ salaries between the Confederate and Union armies during the American Civil War differed: Privates – $11.00 (Confederacy) vs. $
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War and Postwar Wages, Prices, and Hours, 1914-23 and 1939-44 : Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 852. DATE: 1946 AUTHORS:
- Witt Bowden
- 1946
Aug 19, 2019 · According to a 1917 study, exports of metals, machines, and automobiles rose from $480 million in 1913 to $1.6 billion in 1916; food exports climbed from $190 million to $510 million in that same period. Gunpowder sold for 33 cents a pound in 1914; by 1916, it was up to 83 cents a pound.
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Covering the majority of World War II, the United States military officer and enlisted base pay scales, effective June 1, 1942 through June 30, 1946, for Sailors, Soldiers, and Marines of the active components of the Navy, Marines Corps, Army, and Coast Guard. The pay rates are monthly, US dollar.
The War Revenue Act of 1917 taxed "excess profits" -- profits exceeding an amount determined by the rate of return on capital in a base period -- by some 20 to 60 percent, and the tax rate on income starting at $50,000 rose from 1.5 percent in 1913-15 to more than 18 percent in 1918.
U.S. exports to Europe rose from $1.479 billion dollars in 1913 to $4.062 billion in 1917. Suppose that the United States had stayed out of the war, and that as a result all trade with Europe was cut off.
