There was a debate if the United States should intervene in World War II when it began in September 1939. There were many people against getting involved in World War II at that time. These people believed that we should stay out of world affairs. They were concerned that we entered World War I for financial reasons, as suggested by the Nye Committee. They were concerned that only Finland repaid their debt to us. They...
There was a debate if the United States should intervene in World War II when it began in September 1939. There were many people against getting involved in World War II at that time. These people believed that we should stay out of world affairs. They were concerned that we entered World War I for financial reasons, as suggested by the Nye Committee. They were concerned that only Finland repaid their debt to us. They believed we had serious issues at home that needed our attention. We were still dealing with the effects of the Great Depression. They also didn’t want to see Americans killed in a war that would likely be more deadly than World War I was. For these reasons, these people believed in an isolationist foreign policy
Other people believed that we should get involved in World War II. These people were concerned that the unchecked aggression needed to be stopped. If it wasn’t stopped, the United States would face a far greater problem in the future. These people realized that if the Axis Powers were successful in conquering Europe and Asia, they would eventually set their sights on the Americas. We needed to support our allies throughout the world so we would have their support if we were attacked. If we waited too long, our allies might be defeated, causing us to have to fight the Axis Powers alone. These people believed in an interventionist foreign policy.
It was an interesting debate. However, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, we had no choice but to enter World War II.
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