Abstrakt
The United States and Austria-Hungary regarded each other with growing interest during the early stages of the First World War. This analysis demonstrates that it was not a sudden change brought on by the war.
Moreover, after July 1914, the Woodrow Wilson Administration had a tendency to underestimate Austria-Hungary's ability to act independently, considering it dependent on Germany. At the same time, America hoped to drive a wedge between the Central Powers to end the struggle.
Conversely, Austria-Hungary viewed American neutrality with growing disdain, especially in terms of naval warfare that decreased United States' diplomatic manoeuvring. There were, however, several other mostly humanitarian aspects of the war and their impact on the mutual relations between the two countries in 1914.