The Most Important Battle Of WW2

**Redleg** · 08-10-2005, 18:30

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube

Well, uh, yeah. I know all that. I'm just saying that if Germany hadn't declared war, we would've stopped at Japan.

Which is exactly what my statment meant - which you tried to nitpick. The attack of Pearl Harbor caused the United States to enter the war. Everything that happened after that - the Germany declaring War - the United States entering the war in Europe was all based upon that action.

**The Stranger** · 08-10-2005, 18:52

the goverment did wanted war, didnt they?

**Redleg** · 08-10-2005, 19:03

From what I have read - FDR wanted to take the United States to war sometime late 1939 to Mid 1940's. The build of the United States Military after the invasion of Poland is a good timeline to review to come to one's own conclusion on the matter