Could America have avoided fighting in WWII?
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Edsitement is a credible source because it is a .gov site. Two other reasons would be the ability to contact the publisher and the site have more than three working links.
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Gwu is a credible source because it is an .edu site. Two other reasons are the ability to contact the author and more than three links working on the site.
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nationalww2museum Is a credible source because it is a .org site, it has more than three working links, and has multiple ways to contact the author.
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My Findings
Edsitement
In this site, it was stated that America had been avoiding war and had not deterred the expansion of the axis powers to achieve this goal. Statements supporting these ideas are, "After all, they did not deter Japan from occupying Manchuria in 1931, nor four years later did they stop the German government from authorizing a huge new arms buildup, or Italy from invading Ethiopia." Another line from this website states, "Germany, he believed (and most Americans agreed with him) was in this case a clear aggressor. Roosevelt therefore sought to provide assistance for the Allies, while still keeping the United States out of the war. He began by asking Congress to amend the neutrality laws to allow arms sales to the Allies." It is acknowledged that America had seen Germany as the clear aggressor. Over time, Japan had been expanding their territories and found America in the way. They bombed Pearl Harbor and this caused FDR to ask congress to declare war. Basically, this site makes it seem as US participation in WWII was unavoidable.
Gwu
In GWU, one line states,"Although the war began with Nazi Germany's attack on Poland in September 1939, the United States did not enter the war until after the Japanese bombed the American fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. Between those two events, President Franklin Roosevelt worked hard to prepare Americans for a conflict that he regarded as inevitable." This meant that America could not have avoided entering the war due to Japan's attack on their territory. It can also be inferred that they could not politically stop Germany's expansion and that they had needed to stop them. Overall, this websites points towards the idea that America had needed to enter the war.
NationalWW2Museum
One line from National WW2 Museum states, " The most devastating strike came at Pearl Harbor, the Hawaiian naval base where much of the US Pacific Fleet was moored. In a two-hour attack, Japanese warplanes sank or damaged 18 warships and destroyed 164 aircraft. Over 2,400 servicemen and civilians lost their lives."This site, providing the least information among the three, also point towards the Japan's bombing Pearl Harbor being the the cause of the US' involvement in WWII. It is implied that they had wanted to avoid joining the war at all cost.
In this site, it was stated that America had been avoiding war and had not deterred the expansion of the axis powers to achieve this goal. Statements supporting these ideas are, "After all, they did not deter Japan from occupying Manchuria in 1931, nor four years later did they stop the German government from authorizing a huge new arms buildup, or Italy from invading Ethiopia." Another line from this website states, "Germany, he believed (and most Americans agreed with him) was in this case a clear aggressor. Roosevelt therefore sought to provide assistance for the Allies, while still keeping the United States out of the war. He began by asking Congress to amend the neutrality laws to allow arms sales to the Allies." It is acknowledged that America had seen Germany as the clear aggressor. Over time, Japan had been expanding their territories and found America in the way. They bombed Pearl Harbor and this caused FDR to ask congress to declare war. Basically, this site makes it seem as US participation in WWII was unavoidable.
Gwu
In GWU, one line states,"Although the war began with Nazi Germany's attack on Poland in September 1939, the United States did not enter the war until after the Japanese bombed the American fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. Between those two events, President Franklin Roosevelt worked hard to prepare Americans for a conflict that he regarded as inevitable." This meant that America could not have avoided entering the war due to Japan's attack on their territory. It can also be inferred that they could not politically stop Germany's expansion and that they had needed to stop them. Overall, this websites points towards the idea that America had needed to enter the war.
NationalWW2Museum
One line from National WW2 Museum states, " The most devastating strike came at Pearl Harbor, the Hawaiian naval base where much of the US Pacific Fleet was moored. In a two-hour attack, Japanese warplanes sank or damaged 18 warships and destroyed 164 aircraft. Over 2,400 servicemen and civilians lost their lives."This site, providing the least information among the three, also point towards the Japan's bombing Pearl Harbor being the the cause of the US' involvement in WWII. It is implied that they had wanted to avoid joining the war at all cost.