United States Adopting the Policy of Appeasement toward Germany and Pearl Harbor Bombing

History 5- World War II
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History 5- World War II
The years after the First World War, the United States and Europe were helping Germany to rebuild its economy, which allowed Germany to expand its influence on its neighboring countries. The expansion of Germany took place with Europe and the United States standing by and doing nothing in the form of appeasement policy. The policy was aimed at preserving peace in Europe, and it was believed Hitler would not threaten the interests of the U.S. in Europe. The other countries in Europe also thought that working with Nazi Germany would help them establish their influence on the world as Germany expanded its rule across Europe (Xu, 2008). Therefore, under the appeasement policy, Germany expanded its borders across with the superpowers watching.
It is believed that the U.S. would have eventually joined the World War even without the attack on Pearl Harbor, as the Axis powers had threatened its interests. However, the Pearl Harbor Attack in December 1941 led to the U...