Review the map above which answer best explains why the oregon territory was important to the united states?

The area was contested by both America and Britain.  Native Americans living there traded with settlers from both countries who were now growing in number.  Later there were more Americans than British and competition was getting tenser.  Later negotiations were made and boundaries were drawn as the Americans and British were able to settle their boundary dispute.   

although world war i began in 1914, the united states did not join the war until 1917. the additional firepower, resources, and soldiers of the u.s. to tip the balance of the war in favor of the allies. remaining neutral. when war broke out in 1914, the united states had a policy of neutrality.