How Did The Us Get Involved In Ww2

During the Holocaust unit, I learned how long it took before the United States got involved in WWII and how much they already knew about what was happening in Germany before they got involved in the war. In 1939 the United States decided to sign a neutrality law, so they wouldn’t have to fight in the war. Later, the United States declared war because they got bombed in 1941. They entered the war in 1944 even though they knew that Hitler’s beliefs in 1933 when he came to power. The United States also knew when Jews, Roma (gypsies), the disabled, slavic people, and political parties Hitler did not agree with were being killed. The reason the United States didn’t get involved in the war right away, was they still recovering from WWI and dealing with the effects of the Great Depression at the time. …show more content…
This lead to the Treaty of Versailles, which took away some of Germany’s land and limited their military. Later, in 1933 Hitler was appointed Chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg. After President Paul von Hindenburg, died Hitler appointed himself as the new president in 1934. Hitler's first act as president was removing the president position to then replace it with the Führer, also known as the dictator. This gave Hitler complete control over Germany. Other countries including the United States noticed this, but they did nothing. This gave Hitler the opportunity to expand Germany’s military. Then take over other countries while getting rid of the people thought to be less than Germans. To get rid of these people Hitler started by taking away their rights and then separating them from the rest of society. Hitler and his army continued to take over more land, which caused other countries to get involved in the fighting. All of these events contributed to the