How did the United States become part of the war?

Answer 1

Andrae, What caused us to enter into the Second World War on the side of the Allies?

The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese made it clear we were at war. The Japanese were on the side of the"Axis Powers" so we automatically were on the side of the "Allies."

Actually there is more to it that just that. We had fought along with the English and French in World War I, and against the Germans. There was still bad feelings against the Germans left over from that war.

There was great sympathy for the British as we saw England being bombed. Then too our language, much of our culture, and some of our religions were from England. Another important contribution was the broadcast from Edward R.Morrow, who was in London broadcasting the events as they happened on the radio.

In 1940 there was a VERY strong movement in America against getting involved in another war. Pearl Harbor caused that movement to disappear in a day.

I hope this helps,

John

The bombing of Pearl Harbor is what led us to initially declare war on Germany and Japan. Although, factors were leading up to it:The bombing of several merchant ships by German U-boats.The fact that we were aiding Britain with supplies.War was going to happen whether we were attacked or not in the Pacific, Hitler had plans of attacking the east coast of the U.S.