Quote Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh
Germany's economy, hampered by blockade, was ultimately unable to sustain the war effort. Morale collapsed, and Armistice was the only choice. It should be noted, however, that Germany fought the combined forces of the British and French empires to a standstill while providing enough support to Austria Hungary to stave off Russia and promote its collapse, consolidate a hold on the Balkans, and to nearly put Italy out of the war. Only the advent of fresh troops from the USA, along with the full power of the US industrial base, made German defeat inevitable.
It truly is amazing that Germany tackled 2 empires and another major power (France) at the same time and fought nearly all the sides to defeat and/or collapse.

Without the influx of fresh troops from the U.S. (as well as the British blockade), Germany could defenitely have forced favorable terms for peace on the Western front. Keep in mind that in 1918, they launched last gasp offensives along the Western front (with new tactics) that pushed the French and English back more miles than all of the fighting in the years before had done in total.

France was near collapse as well, with troop mutinies having already occured. The new German tactics of firesquads and organization at the squad level, not the company level, nearly brought Germany to victory but it was too little too late when fresh manpower came in from the U.S.