Introduction/Before the Debate

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     Before the debate, The Great Depression was happening. Americans couldn't find jobs, people didn't have any homes, men begging for food and jobs. This happened to be why some Americans didn't want to go to war. Americans thought going to war would cost more taxes for the military. When England and France Declared war on Germany, the United States didn't want to get involved at first since there was an economical problem. Some Americans wanted to go to war since they thought that they were going to attack us anyway. On December 7, 1941 they were right, but before the Pearl Harbor attack there was a debate whether or not to go to war.

    There was much debate among U.S. citizens over the entry into WWII. Americans wanted to go into another war, but America First and other committees didn’t want to. This caused much debate, but in the end, "President Roosevelt’s proposal to provide direct military aid to Great Britain launched a nationwide debate over foreign policy that lasted through most of 1941." Before the debate, the Great Depression was getting Americans bankrupt, Europe traded with the U.S. , and Europe wanted an alliance with the U.S. “In July, 1937, Japan had thrown its land, air, and sea power against China’s vast area and teaming millions in an undeclared war that was to last for eight long years. Early in 1938, America’s newly appointed Ambassador to Great Britain, Joseph P. Kennedy, forwarded to President Roosevelt a four-page letter written by Lindbergh describing what he had observed on aviation developments in Germany. When hostiles commenced in Europe in 1939… the American people had no intention of entering the war….” Americans started debating whether or not to go to war and get back Europe . Some Americans wanted to go into another world war.

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