Should The United States Have Committed To A Ground War Against Germany In 1917
Building an Expeditionary Army for World War I
Given its unpreparedness for war and the interests at stake, should the United States have committed to a ground war against Germany in 1917? Why or Why not? The United States should have committed to a ground war against Germany in 1917. They were continuously bombarding civilian ships killing Americans and when ties were cut from Germany they start attacking military ships. The problem was that the German force had great power over water with their submarines. Also, there wasn’t much of an American army at the time. So the best course of action, was land warfare with the allied forces. This would allow for the American army time to grow with support and help push back the germen force, which
Given its unpreparedness for war and the interests at stake, should the United States have committed to a ground war against Germany in 1917? Why or Why not? The United States should have committed to a ground war against Germany in 1917. They were continuously bombarding civilian ships killing Americans and when ties were cut from Germany they start attacking military ships. The problem was that the German force had great power over water with their submarines. Also, there wasn’t much of an American army at the time. So the best course of action, was land warfare with the allied forces. This would allow for the American army time to grow with support and help push back the germen force, which