[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
To add this class to or drop it from your schedule notify Admissions and Records (Attn: Homer_J_Simpson) by freepmail. Those on the Realtime +/- 70 Years ping list are automatically enrolled. Course description, prerequisites and tuition information is available at the bottom of Homer’s profile. Also visit our general discussion thread

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Breaking news ping.

[Libloather]

The title threw me a bit. I thought the rookie Hussein dusted off someone else’s financial plan and would implement something that actually worked in the past. My bad.

[Enchante]

The “Atlantic Charter” proclamation refers specifically to looking toward a world after the destruction of “Nazi tyranny” — it’s great that FDR was bringing to US to such a position in an official diplomatic document, but it was certainly outside the norms of neutrality.

It is a fascinating (and harrowing) period between Sept. 1, 1939 and Dec. 7, 1941 as FDR and other US leaders increasingly recognize the need to align the USA in support of the UK (and then even of the odious USSR) in order to defeat the Axis powers, even while the USA is not officially in the war.

Without the Pearl Harbor and related attacks by Japan, who knows how long the USA might have continued in the murky terrain between peace and war, trying to provide (”lend-lease” etc.) enough supplies and weapons to allow the UK and then USSR to resist, while not declaring war upon Hitler and Naziism.

Indeed, if Hitler had not been so foolish as to declare war on the USA on Dec. 11, 1941, would FDR and Congress have opted to go to war with Nazi Germany, at least right away? Or would we have been solely engaged in fighting a Pacific Ocean war against Japan while continuing to supply the UK and USSR?

[CougarGA7]

Homer pointed out to me that the picture I had linked to the digital library of the University of North Texas wasn't showing. It turns out UNT has picked this week to take their digital library offline for reorganization. Here is the picture I had intended to occupy that place on the thread.