ghostkeeper: Let’s be honest. Hitler’s declaration of war against the U.S. right after Pearl Harbor completely changed the face of the war for everyone. If he had not, then what’s now called World War II would have been two separate wars: the U.S. and China versus Japan in one, and the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and Europe versus Germany in the other.
Once the U.S. was brought into the war in Europe, it made sense to unify efforts on all fronts. The Empire and Canada would have entered the war against Japan for one reason or another. This isn’t a “Remember the Maine!” incident as much as a convenient excuse to do the right thing.
ghostkeeper: Let’s be honest. Hitler’s declaration of war against the U.S. right after Pearl Harbor completely changed the face of the war for everyone. If he had not, then what’s now called World War II would have been two separate wars: the U.S. and China versus Japan in one, and the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and Europe versus Germany in the other.
Once the U.S. was brought into the war in Europe, it made sense to unify efforts on all fronts. The Empire and Canada would have entered the war against Japan for one reason or another. This isn’t a “Remember the Maine!” incident as much as a convenient excuse to do the right thing.