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Thank you Squatter for correcting me, I completely forgot about Pearl harbor. The US was attacked, however, some specualte that FDR did know about the attack before hand. We don't know if this is true or not, but if so, he let Japan attack us to gain public support, because for a long time before that, the people wanted isolation. And using Pearl Harbor was a way of getting to Germany (the main power of the Axis) through Japan. Pearl Harbor was to gain public support, but it was not the reason for the US evetering the war. I remember now what it was. American banks and major companies had given loans to England. If England is defeated, the banks and companies would lose a you-know-what-load of money, and most likely go bankrupt. If they went bankrupt, then that would destroy the US's ecenomy. So, the US had to get in, and do it before England fails. They needed a reason and public opinion, and Pearl Harbor was the answer. And of course, a major reason of the war was to defeat facism and Hitler. Another reason, however less significant, was that Germany attempted to have Mexico join the Axis. Germany promised Mexico lands back that the US had taken, like Texas for instance. The US found out about this and was extremely angry at the fact that Hitler tried this, to take the war on the soil of US lands. However, and certainly benefical for the US, Mexico did not join.
And don't worry Son of Fire, we know what you mean now. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]