Telsor1
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ORIGINAL: wodin If America had stayed neutral the Germany would not have launched the March offensive, which in the end finished them off. With all the extra men they could have kept the war going and eventually made a peace deal which wouldnt have been as harsh as the Versaille Treaty. Then WW2 might never have happened and Hitler would have been a most likely a failed artist who would have been forgotten a long time ago. Maybe not the march offensive, but certainly an offensive that summer. remember that even though that attack came short of expectations, it almost won the war....the British army broke and barely recovered int ime, and when it did it was largely due to Australian/Canadian and US troops filling the gaps int he line. As for WW2 not happening, if Versailes hadn't been so tough, there would probably have been imperial conflicts either unresolved or still to develop giving plenty of opportunity for another war. As for the US not joining the war..well, 2 options. 1. Germany didn't have unrestricted sub warfare. This almost certainly would have delayed US entry, but at the cost of bolstering the British ( and to a lesser extrent, French ) war effort. 2. The US didn't respond to unrestricted warfare...Not all that likely, but if it did happen, or even if the US delayed significantly, the Brits would have had some major problems with their overseas trade. The Germans were a month or two away from getting into the 'vital' part of trade ( as opposed to causing restrictions on luxury goods and the like ). In 6 months, British industry ( and American arms sales ) would have been cut severely.
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