What was the role of the United States in World War II?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. Before official entry into the war, the United States supplied the Allies with war materials through the Lend-Lease Act.
b. The decision of the United States to stop Japanese expansion in Indochina paved the way for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, which triggered American entry in both the war in the Pacific and Europe.
c. U.S. victory at the Battle of Midway turned the Pacific war in favor of the Allies.
d. The United States participated in the D-Day landings that resulted in the Allied victory.
e. The United States housed the Manhattan Project that developed the atom bomb and made the decision to use it against Japan.
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