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Maybe. However, first espresso machine was invented in Italy way before the WW1 and re-modelled again in Milan in the beginning of the 20th century.
Americans like to do re-makes on everything ;)
Espresso is very easy to pronounce even for Brits (not like bruschetta or focaccia for example). No point to re-invent the wheel and call it differently.
knyazb
As often happens, Wikipedia is wrong.
The drink was originally invented in America in the 1930s and was popularised during the war, where there often wasn't the capacity to carry a full cup of coffee so they made a stronger, shorter version for their caffeine hit and called it an 'Express Joe'. This was later contracted to expresso.
The Italians call it espresso because there is no sound for X in Italian, but the original has more claim to be correct.