Us During The Holocaust Analysis

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United States Economic Involvement in Europe during the Holocaust There are many economic reasons as to why and why not the United States should’ve been more involved in helping out Europe in the 1930’s and 1940’s during the Holocaust. During this period in time, the United States was considered one of the most powerful nations in the world- financially, politically and economically despite the Great Depression. One reason the United States should’ve been more active economically in Europe during this time period is because the country was suffering from tough times- the Great Depression, where over 13% of the United States population was unemployed and as stated on Eh.net, after 1929 the American gross domestic product declined for four straight years. With President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s enacting the ‘New Deal’- was made to…show more content…
This could have created more opportunities for those in the United States suffering from the depression. However, the United States could not have gotten involved for the same reason of creating more jobs. With the war creating more employment in the country, more people would be able to have jobs and support their families. The United States was a primary supplier of goods to Europe, therefore ending the war would end this ‘alliance’ trade with Europe, which would have hurt the United States economy even more. The third reason as to why we should’ve been involved in Europe during the Holocaust is because the United States involvement in Europe could have prevented Hitler and the Nazis from taking over Europe. If we constructed the tough military like in WWI, our strength could have prevented the expansion of the Nazi party across
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