World War II was a horrific event that will be remembered as one of the darkest times in human history. With death estimates ranging from 60 to 80 million, it is unthinkable to imagine that this chaos could have developed and erupted as it did. Many Americans in the United States simply thought that the madness in Europe would be confined to that continent. However, a new enemy has brought war to our shores. “When the war began, the United States had entered a period of isolationism. The Americans saw the conflict as Europe's problem and wanted to keep it that way. However, as the situation in Europe became more and more worrying, the United States slowly began to move toward war. The final item, of course, was the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. However, in reality, the attack may not have been such a surprising and unforeseen event since tensions between the United States and Japan had been escalating for several years even before the attack occurred. produce. While the United States was still suffering from the economic collapse of the Great Depression, Japan was fervently seeking to emerge from a financial crisis in which it found itself. The Japanese believed that their best hope of staying alive rested on their ability to further develop their army. Following this philosophy, the Japanese had attacked and occupied the southern region of Manchuria in the fall of 1931. The aim of this attack was to gain territories rich in raw materials on the continent. The only problem was that Manchuria was already under the control of another country, China, and it was becoming an area of ​​strategic importance for the USSR. Although the United States never trusted ... middle of paper ...... members of Congress relented and eventually authorized American intervention in the war. Sources • JDF78, . “hub pages”. Last edited May 21, 2011. Accessed April 4, 2014. http://jdf78.hubpages.com/hub/Reasons-for-American-Entry-Into-WWII.• New York Times, “U.S. History.” Last modified 2011. Accessed April 4, 2014. http://www.us-history.com/pages/h1661.html.• will, herring. “slide sharing.” Last edited May 13, 2011. Accessed April 4, 2014. http://www.slideshare.net/robtpags/us-entry-to-wwii.• Garham, Martha. “the voice through time.” Last edited 2004. Accessed April 4, 2014. http://www.library.pitt.edu/voicesacrosstime/LessonPlans/USEntryintoWWIIandChangesinDissentionAttitude.htm.• “history of the American wars.” Last edited 2012. Accessed April 4, 2014. http://www.history-of-american-wars.com/causes-of-world-war-2.html.