What would have happened if the US hadn't joined WW1?

Question

give evidence, dont just spout useless opinions. Im just feeling curious.

Answer 1

My goodness. That's a great way to elicit information....
What would have happened if the US had stayed home? The outcome would have been the same. It would have taken a little longer, but the Germans would have been overcome. And perhaps the ultimate outcome would have been better, because it was American amelioration that softened the terms of the surrender. Britain and France would have ensured that the German military never again became powerful enough to launch another war.

As for giving evidence, that's an impossible task because you can't give evidence about something that DIDN'T happen. All you can give is an informed opinion, and that's what I've given you.

Answer 2

The Allies probably would have "won", but the war would have dragged on for several more years and would have likely ended in a stalemate with everyone keeping their original borders.

Both sides were suffering terrible economic hardship from the resource and manpower drain caused by the war. This was offset somewhat by the United States' economic favoritism toward the Entente Powers. Also, the U.K.'s economic situation was somewhat better than Germany or Austria since it still had colonies scattered throughout the world it could draw raw materials and manpower from. Most of the Central Powers were effectively land-locked and had to draw from local raw materials which were in increasingly short supply.

The British had also invented the tank late in the war. While initially unreliable and marginally effective, late-war models were pretty good and proved extremely effective at breaking the trench warfare stalemate. As with all things during war, however, the Central Powers would likely have come up with anti-tank weapons farily quickly, effectively eliminating the advantage.

Also, the Central Powers had watched their advantage in the air dwindle during the course of the war, both technologically, and from a manpower perspective. Neither side had developed any new uses for airpower by war's end, although a few attempts at light bombers were attempted, albiet limited in effectiveness.

Russia's elimination from the war and isolationism resulting from the Communist Revolution allowed Germany and Austria to maintain the bulk of their forces opposing France and Britain forcing the war into one of attrition. Eventually one side would have accrued losses greater than they could sustain and would be forced to end the war.

IMHO, the U.S.' entry into the war only hastned the inevitable defeat of the Central Powers. However, the Central Powers could likely have sued for more favorable terms had the U.S. not entered.

Answer 3

Giving evidence is a bit difficult since there really isn't any that can be offered. We joined the fray because the Germans were sinking our ships without apparent cause. Their opinion was that we were helping Britain, and were therefore Allies with them, which meant to them that we were fair game. If we had stayed out of the war, had helped no one, Germany might have won, or the war might have dragged on for a few more years until everyone got tired of it, and asked for a treaty to end it.
The war should never have begun to begin with. It was all of the protection treaties and the idea that honor was at stake if they were not upheld. What was Yugoslavia is where it all began, and should have ended if cooler heads had prevailed. Sadly, they did not and a senseless war developed.

Answer 4

The war would have ended when the Spanish Flu declared victory. German troops transferred from the surrendered Russian front brought the flu west with them; and were by and large too sick to fight any longer. The flue went on to kill between 20 and 40 million people world wide. The US Army lost more men to the flu than to enemy action.

Answer 5

Great Britain would have fallen due to the German encirclement of the islands with U-boats and the scale of sinking of shipping. England was very close to losing the war when the United States was thrust into the war due to the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman communicae.

Answer 6

Sorry to disappoint you but opinion is about all you will be getting on the subject. So I won't join that group. Instead, I'll merely put forth something that can't be sensibly challenged: WWII would not have been given a number.

Answer 7

Well, we cannot give evidence, as we only have guessings.

the stalemate would have gone on and on and on until a stalemate was reached and both sides signed a peace treaty of sorts.

The French-German border would have changed again, with german making big gains into France

Answer 8

Germany would have succeeded in strangling England and would probably have won sometime around 1915-1916

Answer 9

I am fightighting for the energy to support the ones out deffending us NOW! I apologize, but I do and always appreciate what they gave their lives for.

Answer 10

We would be a third world country like Brazil.