Germany vs USA 1912-1913

If Germany and the United States went to war in, say....1912 or 1913, how would that conflict have unfolded? Would the US Navy have a chance against the mighty High Seas Fleet? What would Britain do? France?
 
Not sure what a good casus belli would be. Perhaps the Germans trying to expand their influence in the Caribbean. Neither side has the lift capacity or the logistics to undertake a major ground campaign in each other's territories, so the war is mainly a naval affair. I see the U.S. sitting in the Western Atlantic, daring the Germans to come after them. The Germans, recognizing that they have no support bases in the Atlantic, send U-Boats out to raid the U.S. shipping. Honestly, I don't see this war lasting long as it's in neither the U.S. nor Germany's interests to fight.
 
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