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Admittedly, this is probably impossible. If this is better suited to the ASB forum I apologize. I'm not as much interested in how this happens but what Wilson and the German Empire do in the aftermath.

The United States finds that the nation is at war with a victorious-but exhausted German Empire.

Neither the United States nor Germany have much of an ability to directly attack their military opponent. This being a late war victory-Germany is near or at the point of exhaustion. Not in much of a position to attempt an invasion of the United States.


What-would happen in this scenario: Would either side be willing to enter into negotiations with the other? Germany has just won the war and presumably will not be in much of a compromising mood. At the same time the United States has not experienced military defeat and the US probably will not agree to any terms that look like a defeat. We all know how stubborn Wilson can be.

Under those circumstances would either side be willing to back away from the conflict or avoid making the kinds of demands that would prolong hostilities?

If Wilson and the German leadership cannot reach an agreement what shape would the German-American war take if the war is between those two countries alone? What kind of military strategy-if any-can either side take in this context?

Presumably the German terms for The UK and France would include provisions to harm Germany's last remaining enemy. But would those terms be enough to force the US to accept unfriendly terms?

Admittedly this may be Sealion impossible-but for the moment presume whatever needs to change in the period between 1914 and 1917 to create this scenario happens. What would be the endgame of the War between Germany and the US alone in this context?

Edit: As the thread makes clear there's supposed to be a "between" in the thread title.
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