Germany was slowly taking over all of Europe, we would have been next. Also we had a pact with Poland so when Germany took them over we had to step in.
USA stayed neutral until the attack on Pearl Harbour by the Japanese in late 1941, more than two years after Britain etc had started fighting Nazi Germany.
I was talking about Britain, Jassy033, not every user of answers.com is American.
The question asked reasons us got involved. I presume the questioner forgot to capitalise and meant to ask about the USA. I understand that people from all round the world use Wikianswers, but I feel that many are from the USA.
Sorry, though 'us' meant 'us British people' :)
Yes, that's the trouble with the modern habit of not capitalising! In Wikianswers I find that 'us' usually refers to the USA rather than the plural of 'me'. Sad, but, hey, that's modern life.
The navies of the US and Japan .
At the beginning of the war the US did... absolutely nothing, refusing to get invovled in Europe's affairs.
Yes. Turkey was neutral in WW2 until several months before the war ended. They joined with the Allies. Turkey helped the Jewish people and let them live in their country until the end of the War.
They didn't? You're thinking of World War II.
The main weapons used for world war 1 happen to be the muskets, poisonous gas, airplanes, and sniper rifles
World war 1 and 2
YES!
racism and resources
1917-1918
Answer: yes, he was invovled in the 1st Barbary war.
BECAUSE OF JAPANESE EXPANSION TO THE AUSTRAILIAN MAINLAND
The navies of the US and Japan .
to rebuild and maintain order
The United States was attacked by Japan in December, 1941.
Embargo and their need for resources
reason was the show of wealth n power.
Because the people who called it a World War were Eurocentric and did not care much about the rest.