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    Firing the First Shot – World War II

    December 5, 2018 by denisefrisino 2 Comments

    “We must somehow maneuver them into firing the first shot.” President Roosevelt declared prior to the outbreak of World War II.

    The “them” he referred to—none other than a vital part of the Axis seeking control of the Pacific–The Japanese.
    Crippled by the isolationist American public and Congress, who refused to enter another war, the Commander in Chief of the armed forces straddled the fine line of support for the British, Canadians, Dutch, known as the ABCD, and his duty to his public.

    The Japanese must fire the first shot!

    Without a doubt, this aggressive action would anger our sleeping country and insight Congress to declare war. But how to accomplish this task without the U.S. firing first? [Read more…] about Firing the First Shot – World War II

    Filed Under: Armed Forces, Pacific Theatre, Pearl Harbor, World War II Tagged With: 1941, A day that will live in infamy, ABCD, Argentina Conference, British, Canadians, Dorothy Lamour, Dutch, East-Wind-Rain, firing the first shot, General MacArthur, General Walter Short, Hurricane, Isolationist, Japanese, Kemp Tolley, Land of the Rising Sun, Lend-Lease Act, Manila, Pearl Harbor, Philippines, President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, USS Isabel, USS Lanikai, war de facto, World War II, WWII

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