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Originally Posted by Hybrix
If Pearl Harbor was not attacked by the Japanese in 1941, do you think America would have entered the war?
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Yes, they would of almost certainly entered the war in Europe. The U-boats in the North Atlantic were pushing a thin line between what was acceptable. Roosevelt hated Nazis and was a fond friend of Churchill. The US had plenty of interest in France and the UK both through trade and also repayments of war bonds. If they had completely fallen into Hitlers hands then no one would be left to pay back the loans.
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If not what do you think Europe would look like right now?
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Difficult question, although the US made an impact on the war by opening a 2nd front. Hitler was already struggling to cross the channel to the UK. Norway was also proving troublesome.
The UK and France had their oversees allies, Canada, India and the ANZACS plus the North African French nations. The US provided the most in financial aid and military equipment so it is not a question of not being done without them, but credit where credit is due they helped speed things up a great deal. And this leads me to the second part.
Nazi Germany had an eastern front with a much bigger menace!
The fall of Stallingrad turned the tables of war. Stalin pushed the nazi army back to Berlin and beyond.
Where would of they had stopped had the US not been involved? I would hope they would get to the Low countries and the Ardenne before handing the west to the western powers. I really dont know!
Had the US not joined in the war?
I do not think we would see a Nazi Europe but instead a Soviet Europe(maybe just including West Germany maybe all Europe), this of course would probably influence the cold war and beyond and is a whole new can of worms.
Would of the US got involved in the Pacific war if it were not for Pearl Harbour? Yes they would of again, only a matter of time before they did, thus why Japan attacked the fleet to stop them entering in the first place