Mendota is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, in the state's north-central region. The population was 7,372 at the 2010 census, and was estimated to be 7,204 by July 2015.[3] It is part of the Ottawa-Peru, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
World War I (1914â18): Domestic Course With its dynamic economy, its large population, and its stable government, the United States was well suited to the kind of total conflict that was raging overseas in World War I.he western front was in France, where Germany was opposed by France, Great Britain, and eventually the United States. The eastern front was in Russia, where Germany and Austria-Hungary opposed Russia. The southern front was in Serbia and involved Austria-Hungary and Serbia.
Through the Lend Lease Act, Britain received over $31 billion from the U.S. Other countries received a total of $19 billion. The money allowed Britain to continue fighting against the Axis Powers until the attack on Pearl Harbor caused the U.S. to also join the War. In 1941, Congress approved $7 billion for ships,planes and other military to non-Axis countries, was called the Lend-Lease Act.