America in WWI

>>356420
the more interesting question is if the zimmerman telegram was intercepted or manufactured, imo

>>356420
Mexico wouldn't have helped out anyway. America outnumbered, outgunned, and out spent Mexico in every possible category, and the Mexican government knew it.

anybody else thing the zimmerman telegram was a false flag type deal? why on earth when germany want to extened the war when they were getting their asses kicked?

>>356595

I would hardly say they were getting their asses kicked at the time of the Zimmerman telegram. The war in the western front was a stalemate, and their eastern front campaigns were successful

The war would have lasted longer. A few months to a year. Once mobile armor became widespread enough to break to the end.
Mexico would never think about attacking america. The government is corrupt, not stupid.

>>356602
> January
> Germany getting their asses kicked
Germany had won the first phase of war, and stabilized Western/Italian fronts while making gains in Balkans and East. By no means were they losing until rapid succession of events in 1918,

>>356639

That's exactly what I just pointed out...

>>356609

I read a book called ''Dougboys'' from some guy called Gary Mead last year, it made the case that the Allies would've gotten wiped out without the US involvement. It did point out pretty well on how reliant they were on munitions and loans from the US, but the actual impact of the AEF still seems pretty hard to judge.

>>356639
hmm

why did they lose then? :^)

>>356649
Because they realized they'd be fucked if they had to deal with the inevitable Allied counter-offensive with America's backing, and bet on an all-or-nothing offensive to push France out of the war and destroy Britain's army. It didn't work, in part because of America joining up, and Germany was fucked.

America's role in ww1 was a lot more financial and logistical than military.

The reason for us supremacy in the modern age can be directly traced to them making a fucking fortune off the war while Europe imploded on itself