By the end of the war , the United States had become a creditor nation for the first time in its history .
The United States also provided large loans to the Allied countries , helping to prevent the economic collapse of Britain and France .
By the end of the war , the United States had become a creditor nation for the first time in United States ' history .
The United States also provided large loans to the Allied countries , helping to prevent the economic collapse of Britain and France .