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IN THE UNITED STATES, World War II is generally known as "the good war." In contrast to some of America's admittedly bad wars, such as the near-genocidal Indian Wars and the vicious conflict in Vietnam, World War IIis widely celebrated as a "crusade" in which the US fought unreservedly on the side of democracy, freedom, and justice against Dictatorship. No wonder President George W. Bush likes to compare his ongoing "war against terrorism" with World War II, suggesting that America is once again involved on the right side in an apocalyptic conflict between good and evil. Wars, however, are never quite as black-and-white as Mr. Bush would have us believe, and this also applies to World War II. America certainly deserves credit for its important contribution to the hard-fought victory that was ultimately achieved by the Allies. But the role of corporate America in the war is hardly synthesized by President Roosevelt's claim that the US was the "arsenal of democracy." When Americans landed in Normandy in June 1944 and captured their first German trucks, they discovered that these vehicles were powered by engines produced by American firms such as Ford and General Motors. 1 Corporate America, it turned out, had also been serving as the arsenal of Nazism.
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One is because in the most basic terms, World War II was an epic battle between good and evil, and two, the United States came out of the war on top with little damage to their own country.
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What was World War 1 called before it was called World War 1?
The Great War, or the War to end all Wars.
IS the Civil war called Great War?
World War I was originally called "The Great War" (not the Civil War)
What was good in the World War I?
War is never good.
What was World War 1 called before World War 2?
The Great War
Why was the war that began in 1914 called a world war?
The war in 1914, originally called the Great War, was later called a world war as it was fought by more countries and on a larger scale than any war before.
What country did world war take place in?
the whole war that's why its called world war
What was World War 1 called before it was called World War 1?
The Great War, or the War to end all Wars.
IS the Civil war called Great War?
World War I was originally called "The Great War" (not the Civil War)
What was good in the World War I?
War is never good.
Was World War II good?
No war is good but World War II was actually necessary unlike the dumb Afghanistan war.
Why does World War 1 deserve the title The Great War?
It was called The Great War as in large, not as good. It was the largest conflict that had ever happened and was "The Great Big War."
What was World War 1 called before World War 2?
The Great War
Why was the war that began in 1914 called a world war?
The war in 1914, originally called the Great War, was later called a world war as it was fought by more countries and on a larger scale than any war before.
How was World War I different from any war that had ever fought?
its the only war called world war 1
Why was world was 1 called the Great War?
The First World War ( 1914 to 1918 ) was also called "The Great War " at the time.
Why is World War 2 described as the good war?
World War 2 is described as the good war because it helped end the Great Depression
What was the War of Words after World War 2?
It was called The Cold War.
