WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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The United States maintained neutrality until the last year of the war when the use of the atomic bomb brought a quick conclusion to fighting.
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The United States was the first to declare war on the Axis powers after spending a decade stockpiling resources and building American military might that brought about a quick end to fighting.
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Though unwilling and not completely prepared, the United States entered the war and quickly transformed its economy to become a major war power that was crucial in the defeat of the Axis powers.
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After being persuaded by Britain and the Soviet Union, the United States willingly entered the war and supplied critical military hardware and technology to defeat the Axis powers after many years of costly battles.
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Detailed explanation-1: -By 1944 America led the world in arms production, making more than enough to fill its military needs. At the same time, the United States was providing its allies in Great Britain and the Soviet Union with critically needed supplies. Many Americans volunteered to defend the nation from enemy bombing or invasion.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -On December 7, 1941, following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States declared war on Japan. Three days later, after Germany and Italy declared war on it, the United States became fully engaged in the Second World War.
Detailed explanation-4: -The United States remained neutral during the first two years of World War II, from September 1939, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland, to December 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.