AHC: Get the USA involved in WW1 no later than 1915

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ASB. Winston Churchill. If the RN is caught doing this, its Germany's all time strategic wet dream. Adios Canada or else adios France, Jutland is a German victory (All those British BBs in American waters). Victory in Europe for the Central Powers. Imagine Turtledove's WWI books if the Union had won the ACW on schedule, and an OTL UNITED USA was as Pro-Central Powers as they were in those books!

Oh I agree. Even Winston might quail at that.
 
Oh I agree. Even Winston might quail at that.

Winston Churchill was half-American and his Yank mother had far FAR more influence on his upbringing than his syphilitic father. Though Winston still felt tremendously inspired by Randolph Churchill. Winston was without doubt the biggest Amerophile in British politics, and an idea like sinking an American vessel and trying to blame it on the Germans would have had him demanding that the government resign. Plus with all his moles in the British military there was no way to slip this scheme past him even if he WASN'T in office at the time.

TRUE, the sinking of the USS Maine in Cuba was blamed by William Randolph Hearst on the Spaniards. But the US Navy was well aware of the problem of magazine detonations, especially in tropical climates. Plus the Republicans were spoiling for a fight with the Spanish Empire. The USA under Woodrow Wilson was another matter entirely. He was well aware that while the Spanish-American War was a "splendid little war", the War of the Philippine Insurrection WAS NOT!:mad::angry::evilupset:
 
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