Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt asserted that the United States would become “the great arsenal of democracy” (Foner 842), especially since it continued to be closely allied with those countries fighting Germany. In 1941, German refugees and refugees from countries that Germany occupied worked with Americans to create the Free World Association, which “sought to bring the United States into the war against Hitler” (Foner 842). People were no longer invested in pursuing a pacifist lifestyle. Instead, they wanted freedom for everyone. Another organization, Freedom House, was a direct result. In the fall of 1941, Freedom House sponsored a “Fight for Freedom” rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City (Foner 843). The rally included a patriotic variety show called “It’s Fun to Be Free,” and ended with people calling for an immediate declaration of war against Germany (Foner 843). Roosevelt, along with many Americans, felt that freedom was a right that every person deserved. If Germany held power, people would not be free, an idea that did not appeal to Americans. When the United States entered the war, it held that its purpose was to restore freedom to those under Germany’s
Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt asserted that the United States would become “the great arsenal of democracy” (Foner 842), especially since it continued to be closely allied with those countries fighting Germany. In 1941, German refugees and refugees from countries that Germany occupied worked with Americans to create the Free World Association, which “sought to bring the United States into the war against Hitler” (Foner 842). People were no longer invested in pursuing a pacifist lifestyle. Instead, they wanted freedom for everyone. Another organization, Freedom House, was a direct result. In the fall of 1941, Freedom House sponsored a “Fight for Freedom” rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City (Foner 843). The rally included a patriotic variety show called “It’s Fun to Be Free,” and ended with people calling for an immediate declaration of war against Germany (Foner 843). Roosevelt, along with many Americans, felt that freedom was a right that every person deserved. If Germany held power, people would not be free, an idea that did not appeal to Americans. When the United States entered the war, it held that its purpose was to restore freedom to those under Germany’s