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Us in WWII

“America Re-enters the Arena: Franklin Delano Roosevelt”

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was determined to protect the national security of
the United States. At first, Roosevelt felt that it was in the best interest of
the United States to avoid involvement in the war. However, he knew “sooner or
later, the threat to the European balance of power would have forced the United
States to intervene in order to stop Germany’s drive for world domination” (Kissinger
369-370). But this was not Roosevelt’s main problem; Roosevelt had to prove to
the American people that unlike World War I, US involvement was necessary. He
had to “[transform] the nation’s concept of national interest and [lead] ‘a
staunchly isolationist people’ into yet another global war” (handout).

Initially, Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s main goal was to protect US National
Security by not intervening in the war. Roosevelt and the rest of United States
government did not want to make the same mistakes of WWI. Thus, all of the
situations that caused the United States to enter WWI were taken into
consideration when the Neutrality Acts were passed. Prior to the outbreak of the
war Franklin Roosevelt signed the Neutrality Acts, which “prohibited loans and
any other financial assistance to belligerents (whatever the cause of war) and
imposed an arms embargo on all parties (regardless of who the victim was).
Purchases of nonmilitary goods for cash were allowed only if they were
transported in non-American ships” (Kissinger 378). In fact, Roosevelt felt
that he should instead focus his time and energy at the depression.

On the other hand, Franklin Roosevelt was always pro-democracy and had a
history of rejecting these aggressive countries (mostly the dictatorships). As
the war developed and the desperation of the Allies increased, Roosevelt
realized the need to support the allies (the non-aggressive democracies that he
was ideally tied to) or face a group of unreceptive countries in the postwar
world. However, his American people had set up a barrier of isolationism between
the US and any foreign involvement. Roosevelt understood their view but he said,
“[it would take time to] make people realize that war will be a greater danger
to us if we close all doors and windows then if we go out in the street and use
our influence to curb the riot” (Kissinger 381).

As a result, Roosevelt decided to persuade his people slowly until they
realized the evil strength of Hitler and his power. The first sign of this came
during his Quarantine Speech; “it was the first warning to America of the
approaching peril and [Roosevelt’s] first public statement that America might
have to assume some responsibility with respect to it” (Kissinger 379).

>From this time onward Roosevelt tried to justify outer involvement
(helping the allies which was not direct involvement) in the war. Consequently,
in April of 1939, when Hitler took Prague, Roosevelt declared, “the continued
political, economic and social independence of every small nation in the world
does have an effect on out nation safety and prosperity. Each once that
disappears weakens our national safety and prosperity” (Kissinger 383). Also
during this month, Roosevelt sent a message directly to Hitler and Mussolini
that asked them not to “attack some thirty-one specific European and Asian
nations for a period of ten years” (Kissinger 384). Hitler obviously inquired
with all of these nations and they obviously denied any type of concern.
However, “Roosevelt achieved his political objective. By asking only Hitler
and Mussolini for assurance, he had stigmatized ...

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