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JordanJust prior to the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the great power that was conspicuously without a large army was the United States. Even up to its formal entry into the conflict in 1917, its standing army was quite small and would require tremendous mobilization and training efforts before it could make an impact in Europe.
The US was not considered a Great Power in 1914, and had a tiny army still mostly accustomed to constabulary duty in frontier and colonial outposts. In Europe, Britain had a very small army, by European standards, only eight divisions, and only six of those deployed to France at the start of the war. The Kaiser called the British Army a "contemptible little army", which the veterans of '14 adopted as a badge of honor, referring to themselves as "old contemptibles". In contrast Germany devoted more than seventy divisions to invading France in 1914.
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What was the military power of Russia in 1914?
Russia in 1914 suffered from a lack of modernization. Their standing army had fallen behind those of other European powers and lacked cohesion and training.
Who was the German Army Chief Of Staff in 1914?
Otto Von Bismark
What was considered an act of war in 1914?
Process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war [in 1914, this was considered an act of war]
What was the name of the Southern army in the US Civil War?
Within the large parameters of the Confederate military, there were any number of names given to large armies in the US Civil War. For example, two large Southern armies were the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of Tennessee.
What challenge did Pershing face in 1917?
. Training a large army in a short time
