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The US diplomatic level lowers by 1 level per Interphase (start).
Diplomacy with the United States is fairly ineffective, because any attempt
has a 2-column penalty towards the 0 column (on the Diplomatic Table).
It does give the Entente the use of several MUN Sites.
The Panama Canal is closed to the two sides.
Pro-Entente United States
The United States becomes pro-Entente as soon as its level reaches 13.
This level can never later rise above 13.
American diplomacy becomes active and provides 1 American AMB to
Entente each Interphase (and even more afterwards).
The diplomatic level lowers by 1 level per turn. It will lower by 2 levels per
turn, if Russia is no longer in regime A (or has made peace).
The US now supplies Economic aide to the Entente (except Russia).
The Panama Canal is open to Entente.
Entrance into War
At level -5, the United States declares war on the Central Powers.
All the powers of Entente gain NW +3.
The American Army is quasi-non-existent. It will require time to produce
and instruct the American units (see below).
MUN Sites: during each Interphase, 2 to 5 US MUN Sites may still be given
to other Entente powers for production. Nonetheless, certain may be used
by the United States for their own production.
Economic Aide: the United States gives aid to the Allies (this depends on
the Interphases). Russia may now be financed.
The Effect on the Allies
When the United States is at war, Britain, France and Italy each benefit
from the following 2 advantages (not Russia):
+ NW +1 per 2 new US corps landed in Europe (ignore the corps that were
destroyed, then rebuilt). - immediate effect
+ The War Weariness Test is carried out with a -1 bonus.
The Acting German Minority
At the beginning of each Interphase, a test is carried out to determine the
effect of the German minority on the diplomatic level of the United States
(D6): on a 6+, the American level rises by 1 square.
+1 Neutrals Blockade and no Submarine War
+1 Hughes elected president in Winter 1916
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The Commercial Submarine “Deutschland”
In May 1916, Germany may receive an event, at the beginning of the
Diplomatic Phase, about the arrival of the Deutschland submarine to
Baltimore. This may happen once per game.
A test takes place to represent the diplomatic impact on the USA (D6):
0–1 -1 US diplomatic square
2–3 nothing modifiers:
3–5 +5 EP and +1 square -1 Submarine War (-2 if All-Out)
6+ +5 EP and +2 squares +1 Neutrals Blockade
+ EP: gain for Germany
+ US diplomacy: the US diplomatic marker goes up (+)/goes down (-)
The American Elections of 1916
In Nov–December 1916, the American elections take place at the end of
the turn. Wilson runs again against Hughes.
A test takes place to determine the ballot result (D12): on 7+ Wilson is
reelected (democrat).
+1 pro-Entente United States
+1 Submarine War (+3 if All-Out)
+2 if a Torpedoing took place in Fall (September to December)
-1 Central Powers blockade (-2 Neutrals blockade)
-1 if a Seizure of Neutral Ships occurred in Fall
-1 war with Mexico
Wilson reelected (democrat): the US level goes up by +2 levels.
Hughes elected (republican): the level goes up by +5 levels. The German
minority is more influential (+1 bonus to the D6).
NB: The two candidates had campaigned against the war, which explains
the rise of the American Level, no matter which president is elected.
Wilson’s Fourteen Points
At the beginning of the Interphase that follows the entrance into war of the
United States and if Wilson is president, Wilson addresses his famous
“Fourteen Points” to all the powers, stating the principles of future peace,
as seen by the Americans.