WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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The US was ready to fight and help the Allied powers.
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The US was ready to fight and help the Axis powers.
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The US wanted to fight against both the Allied and Axis powers.
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The US did not initially want to become involved in WWII.
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the first two years of World War II, the United States had maintained formal neutrality, which was officially announced in the Quarantine Speech delivered by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937.
Detailed explanation-2: -Through a series of savvy political maneuvers, FDR was able to work around the isolationists in Congress and find ways for America to contribute to the war effort long before December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor forced the United States off the sidelines and officially into the war.
Detailed explanation-3: -Isolationists believed that World War II was ultimately a dispute between foreign nations and that the United States had no good reason to get involved. The best policy, they claimed, was for the United States to build up its own defenses and avoid antagonizing either side.
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.