when australia was under attack from the jappanes in 1943 did the americans come to there rescue or was it because of pearl harbour being bomded? if pearlharbuor was not atacked would they have sent troops to help the australians.....this is a debate that has been going on in australia for 50 years,,,,,
2006-12-09 20:21:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
FDR wanted very much to stand up for freedom and finagled things like Lend-lease that was actually military aid, over the objections of the Conservatives at the time.
However there were many Conservatives who wanted the US to at least allow Hitler to conquer the world, if not actually join that side. It was only when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor that FDR was able to quiet the conservatives enough to quickly declare war. Still many industrialists and Conservatives (including the Bush Grandparents) actively supported Germany.
I suspect that the many convoys that were getting Americans killed by the hundreds, and private groups like the Flying Tigers, would have eventually provoked an attack by Hitler or Japan, but if they had been smart enough to hold off a while longer, they might have succeeded in conquering not just Australia but the whole world.
2006-12-10 00:03:05 · answer #1 · answered by No Bushrons 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That debate can be mirrored in Great Britain or France or Spain or the Netherlands. What's your point?
American politics were very isolationists, ever since the country was dragged into WWI from too many treaty entanglements. There was also the great depression. The country didn't want to go to war, period. Help and support was sent overseas, but it was seen as Europe's war and Japan was just too far away.
Pearl Harbor brought the US into WWII in the Pacific, in the Atlantic, in Europe, in Asia, in Africa.
It didn't just help Australia. The attack helped end the war for the world!
2006-12-09 20:31:02 · answer #2 · answered by Mr O 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Its because of pearl harbor that the US fought WW2 but we were going to join any way, it was planed for a long time and we were going to fight any way.
2006-12-09 20:49:14 · answer #3 · answered by gutterpup 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
only because pearl harbour was bombed did the americans come to help the aussies.....otherwise america or americans couldnt have cared less about australia!!!
2006-12-09 20:24:48 · answer #4 · answered by glen 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Any time, by any force, I'm sure without a doubt...us Americans would be there if you guys needed us, I cant speak for every American, but I'm sure we would.
2006-12-09 20:51:19 · answer #5 · answered by Diadem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eventually we would have come! we did for the arrogant french....and being that aussies are much better people ...we would have come to help!
2006-12-09 20:31:33 · answer #6 · answered by NIPS® 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋