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I recommend you go watch that video and bask in the awesomeness of the USA

Right from the TextBook

The Dilemma of Neutrality
In the late 1930's President Roosevelt's challenge was to lead the US towards rearmament and support nations at war with fascism without alarming the public. The roots of WWII were to be found in the after-effects of the first WW; as Germany marched from victory to victory from 1939 to 1941, strong isolationist sentiment in America shaped public debate and limited attempts to help Britain and the Soviet Union ( which during the cold war the Soviet Union killed more of it's own people than Hitler did during WWII, what were we thinking allying with the USSR?!). The Swift collapse of France and radio broadcasts describing the bombing of London frightened Americans; the Lend Lease Act, an undeclared naval war, and the Atlantic Charter drew America closer to war, The final shove came in the Pacific with the attack on Pearl Harbor; in December 1941 America Entered WWII.

Holding the Line
Despite the popular desire to defeat Japan, the allies planned to defeat Germany first, The Soviet Union held the Eastern front in the Battle of Stalingrad; the British fought back in the Battle of the Atlantic; and German troops in North Africa were forced to retreat; Japanese expansion came to a halt at the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway. By the end of 1942 the tide was turning; in mid - 1943 the Allies could begin to plan for Victory with Confidence.

Mobilizing for Victory
The Need to fight a global war brought a huge expansion of the federal government; price controls and rationing fought inflation, industry mobilized for defense production, and the Manhattan Project (building the Atomic bomb) was ushered in the age of atomic energy. The war penetrated every facet of everyday life; women and minorities changed the composition of the industrial work force. The government saw Japanese Americans as threats and interned them in camps throughout the West. The war required more than a thirty-fold expansion of the US military; soldiers came from across the America spectrum. While women in the military received unequal treatment, African Americas fared worse

War and Peace
Plans for ending the war were drawn up at Casablanca and Tehran; Italy was invaded in 1943; Operation Overlord opened the second front in Europe; in 1944 Germany was being battered from the east and west, As allied troops entered Germany and discovered the death camps, the extent of what is now called the Holocaust became clear, Through the island hopping campaign in the Pacific, American forces neared the Japanese home islands; in 1945 President Truman chose to use the Atomic Bomb to end the war with Japan. the postwar world would prove to be a challenge; the Yalta and Potsdam conferences divide Europe into spheres that would last for almost fifty years, thanks to Russia... er the USSR. (that fifty years is the cold war basically)

I know, a bit of a read BUT ITS WWII US HISTORY IN A NUTSHELL!

Now go watch Hetalia Axis Powers

Might make more sense...

maybe...

Also, I can TOTALLY explain all the reasons for dropping the atomic bomb. It involves what happened at Iwo Jima, and forgot the other one, but If you REALLY want to know just ask I'll find it

and yeah, WWII is one of my favorite wars, next to the Revolutionary war.

Btw this is America helping Britain out since America decided Britain had suffered enough air strike bombings and came to help.

Yeaaaaah.

Support me on Patreon! www.patreon.com/darkhalo4321?t…

Description
www.history.com/videos/d-day-i…

I recommend you go watch that video and bask in the awesomeness of the USA

Right from the TextBook

The Dilemma of Neutrality
In the late 1930's President Roosevelt's challenge was to lead the US towards rearmament and support nations at war with fascism without alarming the public. The roots of WWII were to be found in the after-effects of the first WW; as Germany marched from victory to victory from 1939 to 1941, strong isolationist sentiment in America shaped public debate and limited attempts to help Britain and the Soviet Union ( which during the cold war the Soviet Union killed more of it's own people than Hitler did during WWII, what were we thinking allying with the USSR?!). The Swift collapse of France and radio broadcasts describing the bombing of London frightened Americans; the Lend Lease Act, an undeclared naval war, and the Atlantic Charter drew America closer to war, The final shove came in the Pacific with the attack on Pearl Harbor; in December 1941 America Entered WWII.

Holding the Line
Despite the popular desire to defeat Japan, the allies planned to defeat Germany first, The Soviet Union held the Eastern front in the Battle of Stalingrad; the British fought back in the Battle of the Atlantic; and German troops in North Africa were forced to retreat; Japanese expansion came to a halt at the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway. By the end of 1942 the tide was turning; in mid - 1943 the Allies could begin to plan for Victory with Confidence.

Mobilizing for Victory
The Need to fight a global war brought a huge expansion of the federal government; price controls and rationing fought inflation, industry mobilized for defense production, and the Manhattan Project (building the Atomic bomb) was ushered in the age of atomic energy. The war penetrated every facet of everyday life; women and minorities changed the composition of the industrial work force. The government saw Japanese Americans as threats and interned them in camps throughout the West. The war required more than a thirty-fold expansion of the US military; soldiers came from across the America spectrum. While women in the military received unequal treatment, African Americas fared worse

War and Peace
Plans for ending the war were drawn up at Casablanca and Tehran; Italy was invaded in 1943; Operation Overlord opened the second front in Europe; in 1944 Germany was being battered from the east and west, As allied troops entered Germany and discovered the death camps, the extent of what is now called the Holocaust became clear, Through the island hopping campaign in the Pacific, American forces neared the Japanese home islands; in 1945 President Truman chose to use the Atomic Bomb to end the war with Japan. the postwar world would prove to be a challenge; the Yalta and Potsdam conferences divide Europe into spheres that would last for almost fifty years, thanks to Russia... er the USSR. (that fifty years is the cold war basically)

I know, a bit of a read BUT ITS WWII US HISTORY IN A NUTSHELL!

Now go watch Hetalia Axis Powers

Might make more sense...

maybe...

Also, I can TOTALLY explain all the reasons for dropping the atomic bomb. It involves what happened at Iwo Jima, and forgot the other one, but If you REALLY want to know just ask I'll find it

and yeah, WWII is one of my favorite wars, next to the Revolutionary war.

Btw this is America helping Britain out since America decided Britain had suffered enough air strike bombings and came to help.

Yeaaaaah.

Support me on Patreon! www.patreon.com/darkhalo4321?t…