The men lacked experience in warfare
To build a huge army that would march the large standing armies of Germany and Austria, which were to the numbers of 9 million, the USA had to quickly build an army, when Wilson and the nation,could no longer play dumb to Germany unrestricted submarine warfare. as a result, congress,enacted the selective recruitment act that required all men, aged between 21-28 year to register with local drafts boards, as the war raged, the years were raised to 45 years. These men had not served in the army and were simply sent to battle after very little training.
The only true fascist I believe was Benito Mussolini. From home there were a bunch of spin offs
Generally speaking, for a development such as this to be considered a civilization, there must be some form of government, which regulates to a certain extent the lives of the citizens.
In addition to replacing the president if necessary, it's the duty of the vice president to
C. preside over the Senate
This is according to the US Constitution. The vice president can also be appointed as member of the Cabinet if decided by the president.