That European war turned into quite a protracted slugfest. By comparison, the Franco-Prussian war only lasted six months (July 1870 to January 1871). The Crimean War lasted two and a half years. I can see why people in the US (without the benefit of hindsight) weren’t eagerly jumping into another war in Europe.
DB2
Toss in the Spanish Flu which first showed up on a US army base and had a devastating effect on troopships bound for Europe … well it wasn’t exactly the perfect time to get involved in a foreign war? While History doesn’t repeat perfectly … there sure are a lot of similarities at times?
Tim
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-cases-repo…
1918 March 04
First cases reported in deadly 1918 flu pandemic
Just before breakfast on the morning of March 4, Private Albert Gitchell of the U.S. Army reports to the hospital at Fort Riley, Kansas, complaining of the cold-like symptoms of sore throat, fever and headache. Soon after, over 100 of his fellow soldiers had reported similar symptoms, marking what are believed to be the first cases in the historic influenza pandemic of 1918, later known as Spanish flu. The flu would eventually kill 675,000 Americans and an estimated 20 million to 50 million people around the world, proving to be a far deadlier force than even the First World War.