Okay, so this is a pretty big question. A lot of Americans seem to believe that their country was solely responsible for saving Europe from Nazi occupation during WWII. They claim to have single-handedly won the war and to have saved everyone.
On the other hand, many Europeans (infact, most of the rest of the world) believe that America didn't play as crucial a role as they lay claim to. America joined the war more than half-way through, and only after they were bombed at Pearl Harbour. They also were responsible for introducing the fission bomb to the world, and for using two on Japan.
Is it just me, or are many Americans full of crap? How can they claim to have won the war and to have saved Europe from the Nazis? Who liberated much of mainland Europe from Nazi occupation? Who was able to fend off the Nazi war machine from invasion during the Blitz years?
We should clear this up once and for all: the US cannot claim to have saved Europe from the Nazis. The US did not win the war alone.
(EDIT: I wanted to add a poll here, but there doesn't seem to be an option for it...)
On the other hand, many Europeans (infact, most of the rest of the world) believe that America didn't play as crucial a role as they lay claim to. America joined the war more than half-way through, and only after they were bombed at Pearl Harbour. They also were responsible for introducing the fission bomb to the world, and for using two on Japan.
Is it just me, or are many Americans full of crap? How can they claim to have won the war and to have saved Europe from the Nazis? Who liberated much of mainland Europe from Nazi occupation? Who was able to fend off the Nazi war machine from invasion during the Blitz years?
We should clear this up once and for all: the US cannot claim to have saved Europe from the Nazis. The US did not win the war alone.
(EDIT: I wanted to add a poll here, but there doesn't seem to be an option for it...)
Last edited by adam1503 (2006-12-14 16:27:32)