To solve the problem of identifying which country spent the most money during World War I from the Central Powers and the Allied Powers, we need to proceed as follows:
### Step 1: List the Spending and Group the Countries
First, we have the total spending of each country given in the table:
- United Kingdom: [tex]$39.9 billion
- France: $[/tex]24.3 billion
- Russia: [tex]$22.6 billion
- Germany: $[/tex]37.7 billion
- United States: [tex]$22.6 billion
We need to group these countries into Central Powers and Allied Powers.
Central Powers:
- Germany
Allied Powers:
- United Kingdom
- France
- Russia
- United States
### Step 2: Determine the Highest Spending
Now, we identify the country that spent the most money in each group.
Central Powers:
Since Germany is the only country listed under Central Powers, it is the country that spent the most among the Central Powers.
Allied Powers:
We compare the spending of the Allied Powers:
- United Kingdom: $[/tex]39.9 billion
- France: [tex]$24.3 billion
- Russia: $[/tex]22.6 billion
- United States: [tex]$22.6 billion
The United Kingdom has the highest spending of $[/tex]39.9 billion among the Allied Powers.
### Conclusion
Based on the analysis:
- The Allied country that spent the most is the United Kingdom.
- The Central Powers country that spent the most is Germany.
So, the correct answer is:
Allied: the United Kingdom; Central Powers: Germany
