I agree with Mark that the most likely outcome of the US staying neutral is a negotiated peace to World War I. The Great Depression came more than a decade after the end of World War I and after the prosperous years of the roaring 20's as a result of the stock market crash. So I believe it would have occurred whether or not the US joined the Allies. But that just serves as the opening to many more questions. Some of these are:
1. What would the post war world look like? Would Germany regain her African and Pacific territories? What would become of Austria-Hungary and the Balkans?
2. Germany would almost certainly maintain its new territories in the east. Would it have an impact on the Russian revolution? Would the country that made it possible for Lenin to return to Russia back him, the whites or play some other political card, or none at all?
3. Would the world wide depression have an impact on the map and governments of Europe?
4. Would there be a second world war for domination of Europe, to defeat Communism, or for some other reason or reasons?
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