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[–]Salos60000Pragmatic European Nationalism[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (6 children)

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and Germany declared war.

[–]Chipit 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

FDR cut Japan off from its oil supply, an act that he knew meant war.

He also fought an undeclared war against Germany in the Atlantic. It was mentioned in the declaration of war.

All so the bankers' investments in Europe could be saved. Germany sure wasn't going to pay back those loans.

[–]Salos60000Pragmatic European Nationalism[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

The reason he did this was due to Japan's threat to American and Western influence in Asia aswell as Japan's brutality in the chinese war and he had reason to be hostile to Germany and wanting to assist the UK.

[–]Chipit 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Apologia of warmongering. Way to defend the powerful there.

[–]Salos60000Pragmatic European Nationalism[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The US was getting involved in the global economy after their success in the first world war, especially in Britain and Western Europe. German dominance of these regions would mean american economic interests would be cut off hence why the US offered the UK material support in the atlantic war. Germany's jingoist outlook under the nazis and their agreement with the Soviets also put the 2 nations on negative terms.

[–]Chipit 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Ah, now you're defending the banks. Go ahead! Try for a three-fer of the intersection of power and oppression! Be the chud whisperer!

[–]JasonCarswellVoluntaryist 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

The US was getting involved in the global economy after their success in the first world war

Before it too.