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Originally posted by Shasown
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Exactly. There wouldn't be a Britain at all if it wasn't for America.
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Interesting comment, please explain.
Werent the countries of what was to become the UK already in being before the US came into existance?
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They're talking about during the second world war. Us and France were being slaughtered by the Germans until the Americans bailed in to help us out.
Therefore if it wasn't for America there's a chance there wouldn't even have been a Britain anymore and we'd be ruled by Germany.
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Your view on world history is at odds to what really happened, Britain had withstood air assualts on it as a precursor to invasion (- the Battle of Britain) and Hitler turned away from the uk and invaded Russia.
The war between Britain and its allies and germany and its allies began on Sept 1st 1939
The Americans didnt jump into that particular party till they had seen the Russians withstand the might of the German War Machine and start making gains against it.
From Hitler deciding to invade the USSR it was only a question of time before Joe Stalins boys were knocking on his door in Berlin.
The Japanese attack on the Pearl Harbour Hawaii on 7th December 1941 brought them into the war they declared war on the Japanese, the Germans declared war on the US 11th december 1941(thats quite an important point because the US didnt declare war on Germany)
Same as WW1 they were late for that one too, apparently their invitation got lost in the mail. Its one of the reason older generations dont like the Americans.
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You are right about one thing. America did not
officially enter the war until later.
However, how do you think Britain was protecting themselves against u-boat attacks? Who was giving them arms? Who was giving them ships? Who protected their supply lines? Britain absolutely would have lost the Battle of Britain if it wasn't for the US. And also, who ultimately defeated Germany (with the help of Russia)? And after the war, who helped rebuild Britain?