Despite doubt by the Europeans concerning American involvement in World War I, Americans proved crucial to the Allies war effort due to their fighting ability which affected battle outcomes. France, Great Britain, and the Allies had been fighting the Axis powers for three years before America joined. Their doubts proved to be unfounded, and the war ended the year after the Americans joined.
European doubts were many and varied about American involvement, but most were unfirmly based. For example, they thought that Americans would be in the way because they had false information that America had been infiltrated by the enemy. For that reason, they also thought there were spies in their army. Moreover they thought they would disrupt the small amount of order they had acquired over the years of fighting together. Additionally they believed there would be fighting in
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Battle outcome like the second battle of the Marne, the Ludendorff offensive and others proved America powerful. The battle outcomes for the battles of the Marne, Ludendorff, and Passchendaele were good for the Allies. The Allies won the war faster because America joined in their war against Germany. On July 15th Germany sent their last offensive on the western front but were beaten by the Allies. All accounted for, the battle outcomes after America joined the war were changed for the better. Although the Europeans had doubts concerning American involvement, Americans proved essential to the Allies’ war effort due to their fighting ability which affected battle outcomes. In conclusion the Europeans doubts about the United States army were misplaced. The Americans fighting ability was a boost to the Allies, and the battle outcomes were changed. The Europeans were wrong about their doubts. The First World War was one of the worst times in American history, but, this country persevered through