How did the US pay for World War 1?

The U.S government had to raise taxes multiple times to pay for the war and needs like food, weapons, health care and transportation with the people getting drafted and in order to pay for all that the government had to increase taxes.

The government also encouraged the citizens to eat less so they could send what was left over to aid the war effort. The government also encouraged the use of car pooling to save gas as well as money.

"War bonds" were also used in an attempt to pay off the Great War's expense, and citizens were encouraged to buy as many as they could. This was similar to the Stock Market, in that the money used to buy bonds went to the war effort, and at the end of the war, the citizens would get their money back, plus a little extra.