How did the alliance between France and America alter the course of the war?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. When France entered the war, it added its enormous wealth and power to the American cause.
2. A year later, Spain entered the war on the side of France.
3. For the British, the entry of France into the war turned it into a global conflict.
4. Hostilities with France meant possible invasions at home and inevitable attacks on outposts of Britain's empire.
5. As war costs mounted in Britain, domestic opposition to the American conflict intensified.
6. The entry of the French led to further confusion and uncertainty about Britain's best military strategy.
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