The United States in World War II
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Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the great causes of World War II. It ended World War I by having Germany surrendering, paying for the damages, and be blamed for the start of the war. Germany eventually became lead by Adolf Hitler and then built up an army in preparation for the next war.
United States Government
The United States stayed as a democracy during the times of World War II while under the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt and then Harry Truman. At the time, many other nations' governments had become corrupted while the USA thankfully stayed the same.
The president of the United States
When World War II had started, Franklin D. Roosevelt had been in power as our president. Roosevelt was doing the best he could to get us out of the Great Depression with all of the New Deal programs and such, but this was interrupted with World War II. As he was the president, Harry S. Truman was the vice president. On April 12th, 1945, Roosevelt, after only 82 days of presidency, had died, making Truman our next president.
Once Harry Truman came into power, Germany fell apart. Hitler committed suicide just a couple weeks later, and Germany surrendered on April 29th in Italy. Truman then eventually dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan. This was because he assumed hundreds of thousands of lives would have been lost on an invasion, so he just saved the suffering by just killing many innocent people. While I don't agree with this method at all, it did make Japan surrender shortly after.
Strategy of the United States
The United States had been able to recover faster than Japan could in World War II, so losing a few battles wasn't a huge deal. The US also was stronger economically and had developed many new technologies to use in World War II.
The Role of the United States in World War II
When Japan infamously bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, the US reacted quickly; Franklin D. Roosevelt had signed the declaration of war against Japan, later joined the Allies, and fought against the Axis. A famous role the US had in WWII was bombing Japan with two nuclear bombs and killing over two hundred thousand people.
The Allies of the United States
The United States was involved in the side called the Allies; it consisted of China, the British Empire, Poland, and France. They fought against the Axis.
The Effects of World War II in the United States
Ultimately, many lives were lost during World War II. Battles were lost; battles were won. Japan bombed us at Pearl Harbor, and we unfairly bombed them back, killing so many innocent people. This didn't help us since we were just coming out of the Great Depression, but we eventually got back on our feet.
I feel that we used some unfair strategies in World War II to win, but if we wouldn't have bombed Japan, maybe something horrible would have happened to the Allied countries. I, personally, don't wish for any history to change, but it is very sad to think of how many people suffered from this war.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW2/causes.htm
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1661.html
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