Dbq : Should Fdr Be Impeached for Prolonging the Wwii ?

Dbq : Should Fdr Be Impeached for Prolonging the Wwii ?

World War II was an international military conflict joining what had initially been two separate conflicts. The first orginating in Asia in 1937 as the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the other in Europe in 1939 with the German invaison of Poland.This global conflict split the majority of the world's nations into two opposing military alliances, the Allies and the Axis powers. The Allies consisted of the heads of government of China, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States, which later became known as the "Big Four." The Axis powers were configured with three major communist countries Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and Fascist Italy. The goal of the Axis powers was simple. Germany intended to build up a powerful empire by occupying territory to the east and south, then overrun the Soviets and Britain, capture the Caucasus oilfields to implement Hitler's plan for a European New Order. While, the Allies fought to preserve their countries and stabilize Europe, as well as destroy Nazism and establish democracy. From January 14-24, 1943 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, president of the United States, attended the Casablanca Conference in hopes of ending this vast distructive war. During this conferrence, FDR along with Winston Churchill of Great Britian and Joseph Stalin of the Soviet union, demanded unconditional surrender from the Axis Powers. Many believe that because the U.S. wanted “unconditional” surrender of the Axis’s powers, WWII was prolonged. Infact this ultimatum set by the U.S. boosted the morale of the opposing country. WWII, a war that should have lasted at most four years for America’s purposes, lasted for a total of six years from 1939 to 1945. Yet many believe that these brutal six years of war could have been lessened if FDR proposed less demanding terms of surrender. Therefore, FDR prolonged WWII by strengthening the morale of the opossing countries, undermining the efforts of those trying to overthrow Hitler, and demanding “unconditional...

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