History -entry into ww 2

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Immediate and long term reasons for US entry into World War 2

The United States and the United Kingdom combined efforts in the Second World War , they were determined to at the end of the day , be able to eliminate authoritarian form of governance in the world . The two nations were not entering into the war so as to increase their territorial boundaries . But they were in great desire to see that no territorial alterations which were not in agreement with the free wishes

of the people took place . The Americans wanted all people of all nations in the world to be ruled by governments which they had chosen and not ones that had been imposed on them . They therefore , fought for to ensure that restoration of self governance occurred as well as the sovereignty rights of the people (Morison , pp 92

The US desired to see that there was due respect for all obligations which were existing at that time , for enjoyment by each and every nation regardless of its size , its military or economic power . They wanted to make sure that each country had access to equal trade opportunities and to the world resources which it would require for its economic prosperity . As the Americans joined the war , they were determined to see into it that there was maximum collaboration among all nations of the world especially in the economic field , with the aim of securing better standards of labor , social security and...