How prepared was the US for the battle in Europe?

Answer 1

Prepared enough to win easily. It was a "cake walk", like Operation Desert Storm almost a 100 years later (both occurred in the 90s).

The Spanish-American War of 1898 wasn't called the "Splendid Little War" for nothing!

Both wars (by the way) were stated by the US Government to have "healed the wounds of the American people, and re-united the American people from the devastating US Civil War and Vietnam War." The latter was a quote aired on TV after DS by President Bush SENIOR in 1991.

Answer 2

If you're referring to either World War, then actually not at all. Especially in WWI, the Americans were not prepared for any major fighting as they truly lacked the skill. However, their sheer numbers were enough to scare the Germans into surrendering or face more years of destructive warfare. In WWII, the US was not prepared in the beginning either. However, once the ball started rolling, the US was a true war machine. The US was especially effective in the Pacific, but played the most significant role in North Africa and Europe's Western Front as well. The US also had a very large industry and workforce, so was able to produce significant amounts of weapons and materials for the Allies. They also faced no real threat of war on their home front, which helped.