US Involvement In World War II

World War II started as an act of hatred directed towards the Jewish people. Since the leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, blamed them for Germany’s loss during World War I and for the economic crisis they were having. Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939 and claimed he did this for Lebensraum Living space for German people even though it was because he wanted to kill Jewish people. After this mistake, war was declared on Nazi Germany and the Axis powers to win what was considered, the war to end all wars. This war began by the invasion of Poland by the Axis powers leading to Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Nepal, and South Africa to declare war against Nazi Germany. These countries wanted the U.S. to join in the war, but it wasn’t the United States’ fight. Nazi Germany started with Poland then moved to Denmark, and then to Norway. Hitler kept on taking land in Europe and killing people because Britain and France couldn’t stop him, all while the powerful forces of the U.S. still weren’t fighting.
The U.S. wanted nothing to do with this war until December 7, 1941
The U.S. was then able to put more effort and troops into Japan to fight. Once Normandy was taken back, one month later on August 26, 1944 Paris was liberated after 4 years of being occupied by Axis forces. With the fighting on the western front and the allies gaining ground on the enemy, Russia was attacking on the eastern front closing in on Hitler. On December 16, Germany launched its last offensive on the western front, The Battle of the Bulge. This offensive consisted of Hitler ordering 250,000 troops across Luxemburg to push back the allied troops. The enemy pushed 50 miles into the allied lines creating a “Bulge” in defenses. The battle ends on January 16 with an allied victory and a German retreat as they lose supplies and got overcome by the allies