The Impact the United States had on the war
World War 1, provided the Allies with a lot of economic and numerical superiority that would have eventually broke the stalemate of trench warfare. Germany surrendered to avoid being invaded as a result.
Yes it is possible the Allies would have won without the US, but it would have taken longer, and it's far from a sure thing. All the countries involved were exhausted with fighting. Most their young men were dead. France, for example, had 100% conscription. Every man between 18 and 40 was fighting, unless he was horribly Civilians on both sides were starving. The children were terribly deformed from malnutrition.
The soldiers were actually slightly better fed than civilians, but they were hungry all the time. Both sides were exhausted. In 1917, the French and Germans had half a million casualties, and the total area won during the year was measured in yards. Let's not forget the Canadians, either, who fought early and well, suffering some terrible casualties during the war. Both sides are low on ammunition from the very beginning and had to ration their rounds, so much per day. British politicians during the first few months actually suggested the men were intentionally wasting rounds.
Of course, the truth was this war unlike any previous war in history, and no one was prepared for the carnage of modern weapons--or the cost to produce the weapons, and feed the armies.
Yes it is possible the Allies would have won without the US, but it would have taken longer, and it's far from a sure thing. All the countries involved were exhausted with fighting. Most their young men were dead. France, for example, had 100% conscription. Every man between 18 and 40 was fighting, unless he was horribly Civilians on both sides were starving. The children were terribly deformed from malnutrition.
The soldiers were actually slightly better fed than civilians, but they were hungry all the time. Both sides were exhausted. In 1917, the French and Germans had half a million casualties, and the total area won during the year was measured in yards. Let's not forget the Canadians, either, who fought early and well, suffering some terrible casualties during the war. Both sides are low on ammunition from the very beginning and had to ration their rounds, so much per day. British politicians during the first few months actually suggested the men were intentionally wasting rounds.
Of course, the truth was this war unlike any previous war in history, and no one was prepared for the carnage of modern weapons--or the cost to produce the weapons, and feed the armies.