America’s Interest In The Second World War
For most of America’s brief past, her foreign policy has been dominated by an isolationist attitude. Her leaders and citizens have always been reluctant to involve the country in the affairs of other nations, outside of trading. There are several exceptions to this generalization, but until World War II, America has tried desperately to keep to herself. These exceptions to America’s isolationist policy were made mostly on the basis of morality. The Second World War was a turning point for America. Instead of this war being another exception to her habits, it opened the eyes of many the United States’ leaders. America needed to lead the world away from the “might makes right” balance-of-power politics and into the morals based ideology of American democracy. There were two main reasons that it was in the United States’ national interest to participate in the Second World War. First, American values and beliefs, in the case of Hitler and fascism, were contrary to those of traditional isolationism. America has always justifie
If the United States had continued a neutral foreign policy, several different contingencies could have developed, but these are probably the most fearful. First, Germany could have more time to develop some of their new weapon technologies. As Ambrose points out, they already introduced guided “Vengeance” missiles, jet propelled aircraft, and snorkel submarines into combat (32). If the Germans had developed the atomic bomb before the United States, which Einstein had warned Roosevelt, it could have changed the course of the war swiftly and fiercely. Secondly, Hitler might have dominated Europe, by defeating Britain, and possibly conquered Russia. If Hitler had controlled all of Europe and over half of Asia, mounting an assault would have been extremely difficult for America. Hitler would have been protected by his allies through the Tripartite Pact; Italy from the south and Japan from the east. If Hitler had not declared war on the United States, President Franklin Roosevelt should have declared war on Germany anyway. First, he
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