They controlled all aspects of the country including economic, cultural and social lives of its people. For instance, Mussolini took over the press, outlawed political parties, created a secret police, and suppressed strikes. Similar actions were taken by Stalin and Hitler. 7.Americans were alerted about the threat that Japan posed to U.S. At the beginning, Americans were strongly against the war though but eventually America started to help European countries financially. However, the government was concerned about the situation in Europe and wanted to get more involved despite of strong debates between interventionists and isolationists. 8.The attack made the necessity of declaring war on Japan clear and ended any continuing political divisions between isolationists and interventionists. A spirit of patriotism and service grew and people joined the war effort in various …show more content…
Secretly, they also agreed to invade Poland and recognize each other's territorial ambitions. 12.Hitler had planned to invade Britain as well. Both Germany and Britain conducted a long bombing campaign against each other and Britain held on. Hitler sensed failure and decided not to invade strong Britain. 13.In 1941. They had already provided 1.1 billion dollars to Britain and 20 million dollars to Soviet Union. 14.Although America was initially isolationist, the government wanted to get involved in the war to help Allies economically. It also signed the Atlantic Charter and battled German U-boats. However, attack on Pearl Harbor helped America make the last choice to invade Japan and contribute to the war effort. 15.Conflict between Japan and U.S. grew and Japan resented any threats to its authority. Japan wanted to expand but America wanted to block this expansion, and thus Japan decided to strike a blow against U.S. to advance its own interests. 16.Japanese forces advanced to Philippines and although America tried to block this, they ended up being surrendered by the Japanese and had to endure the Bataan Death March. Americans again tried to strike back during the Doolittle Raid but did not gain much victories. The Battle of Coral Sea, on the other hand, marked a new advantage for