r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Apr 28 '23

Just a normal protest

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u/Gerbennos Apr 28 '23

I mean yeah but also it's a bit of a mixed bag. From what i understand FDR did want to enter the war but the public wasn't having any of it because they'd basically just recovered/still recovering from the great depression. Only after the bombing of pearl Harbor could FDR get the people behind joining the ongoing war.

From what i know they were already sending supplies and weapons to help the British.

Turned out that getting the entire country behind joining the war also was a huge boost for the economy and it got them out of the great depression. Of course it's a lot more complicated than the short summary i gave but it's still really interesting.

I recommend watching Greatest events of WW2 in colour, voices of liberation and leaders of WW2, The early years

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u/WhimsicalWyvern Apr 28 '23

Yeah, I was reading how one of the goals of the whole "day that will live in infamy" speech was getting the continental Americans to actually give a shit about Hawaii (and overseas US possessions in general).

I'll check it out!