OTL, the US wasn't involved (offically) in ww1 until 1917, and our role was largely in keeping money and material flowing into France and Britain. But what if America got dragged in sooner, say by spring 1916? Wilson still wins in 1912 but finds a more aggressive Germany, who extends a far larger, borderline unreasonable, USW zone around not only the English Channel but much of the north sea and what they can reach into the Bay of Biscay. when a few ATL Lusitania's go off, the kaiser is cowed by the admiralty and thus refuses to shrink the zone. Likewise, the army or foreign ministry are now faced with American intervention sooner and proc the Zimmerman Telegraph, which goes as OTL. Wilson decides enough is enough and gets the needed war. How does this go? with the war, wilson can't use his famous "he kept us out of war" campaign, but would the US vote him out during the great war? similarly, how would germany conduct the war going into summer 1916, knowing they have at best until fall to break the French and British lines? would this result in forces diverted from the east sooner? How would that go?
Perhaps most importantly, would this creat enough bad blood for wilson to support a territorially harsher peace treaty?
Perhaps most importantly, would this creat enough bad blood for wilson to support a territorially harsher peace treaty?