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We essentially fought a war for British and French colonial expansion
WAAT? What colonial expansion?
Former German colonies all went to Britain, Japan, and possibly France.
I used to think until mere weeks ago that WW1 was a bullshit war that the USA should have stayed out of.
But then i discovered this:
But then i discovered this:
In the early years of World War I, as many as 1,000 American horses per day were shipped off to Europe to assist in the Allied war effort, even though the United States was officially neutral. Those horses became the target of germ warfare, infected with anthrax cultures on American soil; at the same time, mysterious explosions were rocking U.S. munitions factories, and fires were breaking out on ships headed to Europe.
https://www.npr.org/2014/02/25/282439233/during-world-war-i-germany-unleashed-terrorist-cell-in-america
One of the worst explosions in US History, blowing out windows as far as Manhattan. Act of sabotage by Germany before we were at war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tom_explosion
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/sabotage-in-new-york-harbor-123968672/?no-ist