What do you guys think about WWII?

Question

I just want to hear your thoughts on WWII.

Answer 1

it propelled the United States from an isolationist backwater into the preminent global superpower.

Answer 2

I grew up during World War II. In none of the wars since then has the civilian population had to make sacrifices for the war, except for those who lost love ones.

In World War II, at first we had air raid warnings. They were afraid that Japan would be able to get bases close to the U. S. to do bombings. Gasoline was ration. That's when margarine began to be used wide spread because you couldn't find butter. We had shortages.
I can remember when the Korean war broke out people would say, "this will be the last year there will be any new cars until the war is over." People were surprised the new car production wasn't suspended like it was in World War II. No new cars were produced by auto makers until 1946.

We had scrap drives. My older sister's high school annual, had a picture of the front steps going up to the main entrance on the 2nd floor of the high school with scrap, old irons, pots and pans, tools, anything that could be melted down and put into production.

The main concern was winning the war not worrying about someone's civil liberties. Now, unfortunately Japanese Americans were treated unfairly, but no one would have complained about wire tapping or any other type of intelligence.

In towns that had a military base close by, people felt it a duty and a honor to have men in uniform over for Sunday dinner.

I had an uncle that was one of the first 10 men on the beach at Tarawa. They went in ahead of the main landing force, throwing explosives in Japanese pill boxes. We have a picture of him as a 18 year old boy with a great big apple cheek grin on his face in a Marine dress uniform. He didn't make it to Iwo Jima as his part of the 2nd Marine division had their ship blown out from under him going back to Pearl Harbor. That might have save his life. But you should see his discharge picture, he had tears in his eyes.

Answer 3

The Second World War began, much like the First World War, as a European conflict. I think the people of Eastern Europe suffered greatly, and Germany (and to a lesser extent - Italy) under the leadership of the Nazis was a slave state, trying to relive the glory of ancient Rome.
In Asia, the Chinese people suffered greatly, and Japan's slave state (under the name of "Greater Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere) was truly sick, although in keeping with that country's modernization and emulation of the Western powers. I think the Americans, British, Chinese, Dutch, Indians and other Asian peoples did an admirable job of defeating the Japanese.

Answer 4

People say it was the last good war, and I admit, the enemy wasn't hidden among the local populace like Vietnam, so it was very clean by future standards. But no war is %100 good and clean. In my opinion, there are just bad wars and there worse wars. Now I don't mean our entry into World War Two wasn't justified-quite the contrary-, but it was not a %100 clean and good war. No war CAN be absolutely good, clean, and fair.

Answer 5

It's my favorite war. Many people had lots of pride for the United States and it was actually worth having the pride. We fought for a better reason than what we are now. It also showed how we as a whole won't give up on things.

Answer 6

It made people value peace and honest government for quite a few decades, but also made them determiend to stand up for what's right. Unfortunately, this effect has worn off as the veterans die, so now we happily follow evil governments that abuse their power and make wars for weak reasons.

This is the reason Voltaire said 'those who ignore the lessons of history are condemned to repeat them' (or similar).

Answer 7

Well, it showed that the U.S.A doesn't take crap from anyone. They waited and waited staying away from the war then the instant the japs bombed pearl harbor, we were like "Oh! it's on now!" and we blew into that war and ripped apart the axis with the help of the USSR and britain.

Answer 8

horrible.