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I’m writing my EPQ on this topic and have done some research about reasons why and was just wondering if anyone on here has any reasons they could share?
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(Original post by clarecassar)
I’m writing my EPQ on this topic and have done some research about reasons why and was just wondering if anyone on here has any reasons they could share?
I’m writing my EPQ on this topic and have done some research about reasons why and was just wondering if anyone on here has any reasons they could share?
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(Original post by Drewski)
What are the reasons you've already got? It'll be easier to help if we know we're not repeating ourselves...
What are the reasons you've already got? It'll be easier to help if we know we're not repeating ourselves...
Isolationism
Saving money so would beat Britain as an economic competitor (?)
Effect of WW1 - death toll
Recovering from the Great Depression
War of Independence (?)
American army being ill equipped when compared to the Germans
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(Original post by clarecassar)
Attack on pearl harbour
Isolationism
Saving money so would beat Britain as an economic competitor (?)
Effect of WW1 - death toll
Recovering from the Great Depression
War of Independence (?)
American army being ill equipped when compared to the Germans
Attack on pearl harbour
Isolationism
Saving money so would beat Britain as an economic competitor (?)
Effect of WW1 - death toll
Recovering from the Great Depression
War of Independence (?)
American army being ill equipped when compared to the Germans
(2) for sure
(3) yes and maybe more cynically, some politicians looked further into the future to ending the British Empire and displacing them as leading nation
(4) but Europeans lost far more in WW1 yet started WW2
(5) ditto, Europeans had the same problem but still started the war
(6) ah, a very long-term grudge match?
(7) couldn't comment. But for sure the Germans were mentally prepared for war and had been heavily rearming for years before it started so had a great head start
No mention here of the German-American community's influence - was that a significant factor?
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(Original post by StriderHort)
Not totes sure what side they wanted to be on.
Not totes sure what side they wanted to be on.
Also, a simple sense that regardless of what happened in Europe they in America would be safe, and it would be quite logistically challenging to get all that heavy military gear over to Europe (a lot more of it and more advanced than 20 years previous)
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(Original post by clarecassar)
I’m writing my EPQ on this topic and have done some research about reasons why and was just wondering if anyone on here has any reasons they could share?
I’m writing my EPQ on this topic and have done some research about reasons why and was just wondering if anyone on here has any reasons they could share?
- https://history.state.gov/milestones...n-isolationism (From an American point of view)
- https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/file...thofusisol.pdf (This is quite an interesting paper looking at how perhaps American Isolationism was a 'myth')
- https://www.britannica.com/place/Uni...m-1920-to-1945 (Looking onwards here from The United States from 1920-1945 and when they entered the war: under title 'WW2' I believe.
Hopefully, this will help! All the best!
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