the United States, would overwhelm the German war effort.

But Hitler thought otherwise. He was convinced that the United States would soon beat him to the punch and declare war on Germany. The U.S. Navy was already attacking German U-boats, and Hitler despised Roosevelt for his repeated verbal attacks against his Nazi ideology. He also believed that Japan was much stronger than it was, that once it had defeated the United States, it would turn and help Germany defeat Russia. So at 3:30 p.m. (Berlin time) on December 11, the German charge d’affaires in Washington handed American Secretary of State Cordell Hull a copy of the declaration of war.

That very same day, Hitler addressed the Reichstag to defend the declaration. The failure of the New Deal, argued Hitler, waswe have attacked Switzerland for their selling weapons to Nazi Germany?

Also, we did not declare war on Nazi Germany until after Hilter declared war on the US. FDR held back from declaring war in October 1941 when a US destroyer was attacked and sunk by a German U-Boat (and yes, I am aware that destroyer was conducting convoy escort duties – but only as far as Iceland).

The Tripartite Treaty between Germany Italy and Japan. Three days after war was declared between Japan and America, Italy declared war first then Germany. After an shooting incident between the USS Greer and a German warship in September 1941, a shhot on sight order was issued by Roosevelt. The Rueben James was sunk by torpedo in October……….FYI…You know that we are taught