Is there any way Great War could have hit the USA harder. Could they have joined earlier, or the Central Powers able to fight longer.
Any other possibilities?
Any other possibilities?
The Germans fight on into 1919
Germany was in no state to fight more than two or three months. They would be broken by march at the latest.
Even another two or three months could mean a lot more dead Americans, depending on the definition of "a lot" we are using.
A lot more casualties would make getting the US into WW2 much harder.
If I may interject, it's unlikely that having fewer casualties would have made a large difference in isolationism. The cost and destruction caused within Europe was something that the U.S government didn't want to take a chance in experiencing. Many Americans viewed the European nations are prone to conflict, having less American casualties may have changed this view point but I don't see it. If you make it to where the Progressive Party doesn't take power then you may see isolationism be weaker, you may also see the "dollar diplomacy" not occur during the 1920's and 30's in Latin America.Hmm, you think the opposing proposition would be true? That with alot *fewer* casualties, isolationism would be correspondingly weaker and it would be easier and more straightforward to get the US into WWII?
Hmm, you think the opposing proposition would be true? That with alot *fewer* casualties, isolationism would be correspondingly weaker and it would be easier and more straightforward to get the US into WWII?
In OTL war was declared in April 1917, but the first American combat deaths were not sometime in November or December 1917 in a skirmish where 3 Americans You find a way to wrap up the war by winter 1917-1918 or even by spring 1918 the butcher's bill for Uncle Sam is alot lower.
Not really. A lot of the isolationists blamed the harsh Versailles Trearty for WW2 and it was Europe's "problem". If FDR had not been so devious and there was a more effective and popular leader of the isolationists the only way the US would have went to war with Germany was if they declared war on us like they did after PH. then I think it would be the Pacific first.