WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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There was sadness everywhere. The US chose to stay out of the war in Europe.
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The US was just getting better from the Great Depression and decided to stay out of the war in Europe.
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The United States knew it could no longer stay neutral in Europe’s war. The Us declared war on Japan and Germany.
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The US decided to do nothing and just wait and see what the other countries would do.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, ended the debate over American intervention in both the Pacific and European theaters of World War II. The day after the attack, Congress declared war on Imperial Japan with only a single dissenting vote.
Detailed explanation-2: -The attack killed 2, 403 U.S. personnel, including 68 civilians, and destroyed or damaged 19 U.S. Navy ships, including 8 battleships. The three aircraft carriers of the U.S. Pacific Fleet were out to sea on maneuvers.
Detailed explanation-3: -The December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour was among the most significant moments of the War-it signalled the official entry of the US into the hostilities, which eventually led to the dropping of nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
Detailed explanation-4: -The war brought full employment and a fairer distribution of income. Blacks and women entered the workforce for the first time. Wages increased; so did savings. The war brought the consolidation of union strength and far-reaching changes in agricultural life.
Detailed explanation-5: -Britain and France lost most of their empires due to World War II. Germany, Italy, and Japan were conquered and occupied. The Soviet Union lost its most productive citizens-more than twenty million died in the war.