Pre "The Other War"

[bbnut]

I believe the US officially entered in 1917. That could explain it.

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[Tao_Moko]

Originally Posted by bbnut

I believe the US officially entered in 1917. That could explain it.

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Bingo. Congress declared war on Germany in April of 1917. The 6th to be exact. The armistice was signed on Nov 11, 1918.

[jingram058]

The US took a lot of casualties in our short, less than 2 years of involvement "over there". The war had been going on since 1914. Sad that it is largely forgotten today. Eddie Grant comes to mind. I know there were other ballplayers who didn't make it back. Hank Gowdy was in a lot of combat, and he did come back. He was in the famous 42nd Infantry, the "Rainbow Division".

[tlhss]

Even with the signing of the armistice, we still had troops facing combat into the 1920s.

[Tao_Moko]

Originally Posted by tlhss

Even with the signing of the armistice, we still had troops facing combat into the 1920s.

True, but unlikely impacting the printing of baseball cards.

[jingram058]

Production-wise, WW1 or "The Great War" or "The World War" or "The War To End All Wars" had virtually no effect in the US. What was significantly affected was transportation; the railroads were mobilized under national control by the US Railroad Administration. That proved to be unmitigatedly disastrous up into the 1920s. There were some shortages, but things like paper, cardboard, cards...those things were unaffected.

[Steve D]

Another thing to keep in mind, in addition to the shorter duration of US involvement in WWI, is the fact that in WWI, the US did not face the threat of actual attack. It was 10 years before Charles Lindbergh proved the Atlantic Ocean could be crossed by an airplane, and ships weren't really a long-range threat.

WWII proved, via the attack on Pearl Harbor, that trans-oceanic attacks were possible, and German U-boats (submarines) were encountered off the US east coast. Also, the Germans were developing the V-2 rocket that could reach North America. That, and the longer duration of the war, necessitated the paper drives and everything else that served to curtail wartime card production.


Steve

[edjs]

Originally Posted by Steve D

Another thing to keep in mind, in addition to the shorter duration of US involvement in WWI, is the fact that in WWI, the US did not face the threat of actual attack. It was 10 years before Charles Lindbergh proved the Atlantic Ocean could be crossed by an airplane, and ships weren't really a long-range threat.

WWII proved, via the attack on Pearl Harbor, that trans-oceanic attacks were possible, and German U-boats (submarines) were encountered off the US east coast. Also, the Germans were developing the V-2 rocket that could reach North America. That, and the longer duration of the war, necessitated the paper drives and everything else that served to curtail wartime card production.


Steve

The V2 had a range of 200 miles.