Veracruz as an early naval test of a German-American alliance

The date of a hypothetical German-American alliance determines whether the Veracruz crisis changes before the European war begins. If Britain had already aligned with Mexico by April 1914, American intervention could bring a British fleet to challenge it. Florida and Utah are acknowledged as available American battleships, but the Royal Navy's greater numbers would make the encounter dangerous for the US fleet in this scenario. The resulting confrontation would also require reconsidering whether Anglo-American naval competition continued to centre on ship quality or expanded into a contest of fleet size.