The likeliest event would have been the Brit's still fighting Germany to a standstill in France until the U.S. forces hit like a ton of bricks. In other words, had the Germans won at the Somne, WW I would then be more like WW II, although maybe without a Dunkirk.
That is assuming that the US would participate in the war.
The US only joined the war in 1917. If Fukuyama is right there might not have been a war in 1917.
The US only joined the war in 1917. If Fukuyama is right there might not have been a war in 1917.
Correct, I assume US would join the war, once France was going down and the British forces were fighting a rear guard action in France. I cannot imagine the US leaving Britain to be defeated by Germany, nor even France, for that matter.
This might mean the US entering in 1915 or 1916. Then the war would have a great effect upon the US elections of 1916. That was a 3 way race: Wilson for the democrats, on a peace/neutrality platform; Taft for the Republicans, and Roosevelt for the Bull Moose party, against Taft. Roosevelt may well have won had we been at war.
I agree with an earlier comment that Communism was well under way in Russia and a revolution would have occurred in any event; had the war ,ended sooner, perhaps the monarchy could have fought off the revolution.
The notion of national socialism taking over the US is ridiculous. We've had many socialistic leaning governments, from FDR, LBJ, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton, and there is still great resistance to the federal government, even today. In 1914 there was even more resistance.