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Originally Posted by FuckingRotter
.....Curious as to why the USA didn't enter the war sooner on the strength of this alone!
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Because the Isolationists ruled and legislation favored staying out of the war. Had FDR tried to force America to intervene with troops in Europe in 1939 or 1940, he most likely would have been impeached. FDR was risking his neck even if the press had got wind of how he and Churchill were discussing ways for America to get directly involved on the side of Britain.
By 1941, the mood had changed a lot. Every dog on the street knew that America was going to be affected by the war, especially with Japanese ambitions being well reported in the press.
I think if the Japanese hadn't struck Pearl when they did, America probably wouldn't have sent troops to North Africa when they did, and the resulting breathing space would have given the Germans a decisive victory there. The rest is anyones guess.