In 1939, Britain and France had declared war against Germany due to their expansion. President Franklin D. Roosevelt also prioritized the threat that was Germany, and decided to send aid countries that were fighting Axis soldiers. Thus the Land-lease Act was created, then the U.S. began sending supplies to countries that were fighting Axis soldiers. Since Americans didn’t want to directly fight yet, President Franklin D. Roosevelt had to indirectly get America involved in the war. …show more content…
port in a small island. Japan had intended on targeting American aircraft carriers to eliminate the threat of a possible American attack in the future. However, The kamikazes managed to destroy some battleships, but it had fairly little impact on the U.S. Navy. The attack on Pearl Harbor failed to accomplish its goal, and left Americans enraged. This led to the U.S. to declaring war on Japan, ended isolationism and ultimately drew the U.S. into World War