How Did America Join World War II?

On the 1st of September, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, and effectively began the second world war. The groups fighting against one another were the Axis powers–Germany, Italy, and Japan– and the Allies– France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and later the United States. The United States stayed out of the war for some time, many feared that joining the war would weaken the already unstable economy recovering from the Great Depression. However, on December 7th, 1941, the Japanese, led by Emperor Hirohito, bombed an American Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which caused America to join the war immediately. After Pearl Harbor was bombed, Americans were furious with the Japanese and more than willing to join the effort against Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, and the axis powers. Also because of Pearl Harbor, there was a new immensely strong anti-japanese movement in the United States, many feared that the Japanese-Americans were spies, and their allegiance was not with America, but with Japan. Not only the war was happening in the 1940’s for America, another notable event was the completion of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial for presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt in 1941. …show more content…
Seuss, titled “Don’t Let Them Carve THOSE Faces on Our Mountains, Adolf Hitler and Emperor Hirohito are pictured carved into the side of a mountain, similar to how Mount Rushmore was just finished and depicted 4 great American presidents carved into the mountain. Also inscribed under the carving of Hitler and Hirohito, is the phrase “Liberators of America”. Under the title, the Cartoon is captioned “Buy United States savings bonds and stamps!”. In the background of the cartoon, behind the various people observing the monument of Hitler and Hirohito, a flag pole can be seen, where the American flag is flying under a flag with a swastika on it, the flag of the Nazi