Us in World War Ii
Paige Wallace
Professor Akins
HIST 1302.702
10 April 2013
Exam 4 – Part 1 When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, the United States knew that another World War was coming on. After World War I America decided that they did not want to be involved in another war due to the devastation that it had caused before. However President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided differently. With competing views among the isolationists and the interventionists, FDR concluded that the only way for the Great Depression to end was to become involved in another war. The Great Depression destroyed the economies of the United States and Europe. Economies were struggling worldwide and were running out of options. The outcome of World War I “led to a major repositioning of world power and influence.” This shift in power towards the United States laid the grounds for the emergence of totalitarian governments in Europe. Since World War I, the struggle for world power became a popular subject among governments. World War II exemplifies the power struggle among Germany, Italy, and Japan and also gave American political leaders such as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman the chance to prove their true leadership abilities domestically and internationally. At the beginning of World War II, America introduced legislation called the Neutrality Acts. From 1935 to 1939, the United States was determined to stay out of the war. However, American citizens were not neutral with their support and made it obvious that they supported the Allies more than the Axis powers. More aid was supplied to the Allies than the Axis powers with war-related goods and aid in legislation such as the Lend Lease Act. With the war worsening, FDR moved the United States from a state of neutrality to a state of preparedness. Roosevelt believed that the United States should be “the great arsenal of Democracy” and went full-fledged into World War II after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese
Professor Akins
HIST 1302.702
10 April 2013
Exam 4 – Part 1 When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, the United States knew that another World War was coming on. After World War I America decided that they did not want to be involved in another war due to the devastation that it had caused before. However President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided differently. With competing views among the isolationists and the interventionists, FDR concluded that the only way for the Great Depression to end was to become involved in another war. The Great Depression destroyed the economies of the United States and Europe. Economies were struggling worldwide and were running out of options. The outcome of World War I “led to a major repositioning of world power and influence.” This shift in power towards the United States laid the grounds for the emergence of totalitarian governments in Europe. Since World War I, the struggle for world power became a popular subject among governments. World War II exemplifies the power struggle among Germany, Italy, and Japan and also gave American political leaders such as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman the chance to prove their true leadership abilities domestically and internationally. At the beginning of World War II, America introduced legislation called the Neutrality Acts. From 1935 to 1939, the United States was determined to stay out of the war. However, American citizens were not neutral with their support and made it obvious that they supported the Allies more than the Axis powers. More aid was supplied to the Allies than the Axis powers with war-related goods and aid in legislation such as the Lend Lease Act. With the war worsening, FDR moved the United States from a state of neutrality to a state of preparedness. Roosevelt believed that the United States should be “the great arsenal of Democracy” and went full-fledged into World War II after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese