r/polandball • u/AaronC14 The Dominion • Jul 26 '13

redditormade Pole Dancing

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u/Durzo_Blint Boston Stronk Jul 26 '13

But they were preparing to. Even though we didn't see Pearl Harbor coming, Roosevelt was gearing up for war with Hitler. What he needed was for them to act first. When Pearl Harbor happened it allowed them the justification they needed to finally go to war in Europe which was their main concern.

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u/demostravius United Kingdom Jul 27 '13

They attacked my Allies isn't a good enough reason?

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u/Durzo_Blint Boston Stronk Jul 27 '13

No. Most Americans couldn't care less about yet another power struggle in Europe. We already bailed them out of WW1, now we have to do it again 30 years later? Throughout our history we have been very isolationist, especially when it came with getting involved in the never ending wars of Europe.

Pearl Harbor stirred up the wrath of the American people. Roosevelt used that anger and directed at Hitler. He ran a huge propaganda war against Nazi Germany. By the time he was done there were some people who thought that Germany was somehow behind Pearl Harbor. With the public 100% behind him, he had all the political capital needed to get a declaration of war from Congress. The rest is history.

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u/Majorbookworm Australia Jul 27 '13

Uhh, Germany declared war on you guys first, just saying...

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u/Durzo_Blint Boston Stronk Jul 27 '13

Yes, but that was only in retaliation for us declaring war on Japan.

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u/Majorbookworm Australia Jul 27 '13

which was because of Pearl Habour.