Why didn't the US have that many casualties during World War 1?

Answer 1

The United States only accounted for about 8% of all the casualties in World War One. The primary factor that contributed to that small percentage was the their late involvement with the war. The US declared war against Germany on April 6, 1917 (which was three years after the war started in Europe) and then it all ended a little over one year later with the armistice on November 11, 1918. So the United States was only in the war for about one-fourth the time everyone else was. In addition, the US had a little thing called the Atlantic Ocean separating themselves from the front in Europe, so the amount of troops they could send at once was limited to the amount of vessels that could carry them. This factor was not as prevalent as their late involvement, however.

Answer 2

The United States did not join the fight against the axis powers (Germany, Japan and Italy) until December 1941, although the USA did provide support in other ways. By 1941 many hundreds of thousands of Britains, Russians, French, Polish, Canadians and others had already died in the conflict. The United States officially joined after the bombing of its naval base at Pearl, Oahu by the Japanese on December 7, 1941.

The United States made a great contribution to the Second World War, but suffered fewer casualties due to having joined the conflict nearly three years in.

Answer 3

No fighting occurred in the US where most of the civilians stayed.

Answer 4

Poorly trained soldiers