Did the U.S. enter WWII late?

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Answer 1

No, the U.S. entered right on time. Before the U.S. officially entered the war they gave billions of dollars in supplies and weapons to the British so that they could fight off the Nazis.

You have to remember that the European powers (Britain, France, Soviet Union, Italy and Spain) all supported the Germans to begin with. They let the Germans do whatever they wanted to and there was nothing the U.S. could do militarily from the other side of the world. It wasn't until Sept. 1939 that Britain and France declared war. Up until that time they supported all of Germanys attacks and land grabs. The Soviet Union was closely allied with Germany until 1941. The Russians even helped Hitler invade Poland and kept half for themselves. Italy and Spain supported Germany throughout the war.

Under these circumstances there was nothing the U.S. could do to thwart the German armies ravaging Europe.
When the U.S. did join the war they were instrumental in winning it. U.S. airpower destroyed the German war industry and army. When the U.S. invaded the continent they smashed the remaining German armies from the west while Soviet forces attacked from the east. Without the help of the U.S. the Soviet Union would have eventually lost to the Germans.

Eventually the U.S. forces were told to halt and allow the slower Soviet forces to take Berlin. This was a political agreement made by FDR and Stalin to let the Soviets get the final victory since they had suffered so much devastation in thier home territories.

In the Pacific the U.S. was the only country to really fight the Japanese in a significant manner. Everyone else was too busy in Europe or too weak (Australia) to provide more then token support.

The U.S. entered the war right on time and saved the day. Just like World War One.

Answer 2

Hmmm late? One might say that we entered it just in time.

The US did not see the war in Europe as something we should be involved in. There were people who supported Germany and people who supported France and Poland and the other countries that were taken over by Germany. There was a lot of support for England.

It was not until the attack on Pearl Harbor that the US was forced to make a decision and enter the war.

Answer 3

Uh, yeah. The western European countries were calling for U.S. involvement to fight against Hitler well before World War II officially started (September 1, 1939; with the Nazi invasion of Poland). By the time the U.S. joined the fray, France had already fallen and the United Kingdom was practically on its last legs. It's hard to say with any degree of accuracy, but it is estimated that the war would have taken 1-2 years less if the U.S. had gotten involved earlier and several million lives would have been saved, many of them innocent Jews who were killed in the concentration camps.

Answer 4

Yes, WWII had three stages. The first one is the war in Europe, Germany getting stronger controlling countries like Polony and Denmark and being Mussolini's big helper. The U.S. participated indirectly by selling weapons and fuel to the Royal Army of Great Britain. But they started the second stage when they entered officially after the bombing at Pearl Harbor. As we all know, Japan attacked first but they would later regret it when they were hit by the first two Atomic bombs.

Answer 5

I do believe the US entered the war right on time. Don't forget that we were trying to stay out of the war but Japan had other thoughts about that. As it turned out it was the worst decision Japan could have made as it involved a country that was superior to any other the world had to offer.

Answer 6

Yes. They entered after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. From what I've read, the US didn't want to get involved if they didn't have to. I also read that our government knew something was going to happen and let it so that the American people would then get angry and want to go to war. After Pearl Harbor we went to war. I asked someone I used to work with who served in WWII, and he said that this was true.

Answer 7

Yes. The US tried to stay out of the fighting at first because of their isolationist policy. They didn't enter the war until directly attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor

Answer 8

For all practical purposes, Russia defeated Germany single-handedly. The United States, France, Brittain, and the rest of the world had to race them to Berlin after they had destroyed the German advance.

Answer 9

yeap!! we enter after the Japenese bombed pearl harbor. I have no clue why we didn't enter before that but we didn't!!!