Talk:American Theater (1914–1918)

Rename "The United States during WW1" or something similar? Or expand to include information on Brazil/Canada?

The US wasn't the only country from the Americas or even North America involved in the war, nor does it really seem justifiable to talk about an "American Front" or "American theatre of war" when what we're really talking about was a single Submarine raid and few acts of sabotage.

Historically, large-scale naval actions did take place of the coast of the Americas - the battle of the Falklands, where the British destroyed the German Far Eastern squadron being the most notable - but this is not mentioned here. The roles of Brazil and Canada also aren't really addressed here. FOARP (talk) 16:12, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Merger Proposal

This page an its content appear to cover a theatre of world war 1 that did not really exist. The only battle listed here is a battle that was entirely between Mexicans and US soldiers (the details of German observers being present are cast into severe doubt on the page covering the battle), and was therefore not part of WW1. Sabotage belongs on the page dealing with the home front, since it is intimately linked to production. The only remaining justification for this page is the submarine attack on Orleans, however this single raid does not justify refering to the existence of a entire theatre of war going on for 4 years (during which the US was only at war for just over a year).

I therefore propose moving the content of this article over to United States home front during World War I.[[FOARP (talk) 16:13, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

A very reasonable suggestion, much of the sabotage detail can be cut down as it is adequately described in the articles linked. GraemeLeggett (talk) 20:14, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

Definately not The United States home front during World War I article should not be merged with this article, it was made do go along with the United States home front during World War II article. The article will be part of a series one day (I hope to create more like it for the Korean War and the Vietnam War). Not only that, there is plenty of expanding that can be done to the page. There were so many historic events related to the war that took place within the US. In fact, I just finished creating another article about this time period (Bisbee Riot). This article was originally called Attacks on North America during World War I, but it was renamed, by myself, like the American Theater (1939-1945) article, so we can include information about the conflict in all of the Americas. The "American Theater" did really happen, and there were at least a few attacks/engagements between American and German forces on land or in American territorial waters during the war (Orleans and Nogales being two of them). As to whether German military advisors were present in Nogales. They were in fact there, and the ones who were killed are buried in Nogales. You can still visit their graves. About sabotage, I think that information is relevant to both articles, but mainly for the Home Front one.--$1LENCE D00600D (talk) 22:16, 3 February 2013 (UTC)