The Bombing of Pearl Harbour on December 7th 1941 sparked the involvement of the United States in the Second World War. Up until this point, the Axis powers in both Europe and the Asia-Pacific had the advantage in the war, gaining territory and pushing the Allies back. America had so far claimed formal neutrality from the fighting till she herself was attacked in Hawaii. The Bombing of Pearl Harbour also strengthened America’s ties to Australia as it seen as a friend among a foe riddled Pacific. The inclusion of the United States into the Allied powers, as a result of Pearl Harbour, proved a significant turning point in World War Two. America’s influence revolutionised World War Two in Europe With the collaboration of the United States, the Allies on the Eastern front gained much needed funds, arsenal and service members: “At the end of January 1942 there were 4,000 American troops in the United Kingdom. That number swelled to 55,000 by the time ETOUSA (European Theatre of Operations, U.S. Army) was established in June, and by the end of the year 135,000 Americans were massed in Great Britain to train for the assault that would take place two years later on the beaches of Normandy. When the invasion was launched on June 6 1944, more than 1.5 million U.S. Army personnel were on hand.” These American service men and women participated in many major battles including: The Battle for Brest (1944), Battle of the Bulge (1944-1945) and the Italian Spring Offensive of 1945. Without the intervention of the United States, the Second World War could have drawn out longer, with the slight possibility of the Axis, specifically Nazi-Germany, winning the war. Date Number of American service members in U.K End of January 1942 – Tw... ... middle of paper ... ...://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93United_States_relations [Accessed 4 May 2014]. Wikipedia.com, 2013. Wikpedia.com. [Online] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_battles_involving_the_United_States [Accessed 4 May 2014]. Wikipedia.com, 2014. Wikipedia.com. [Online] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_War#Names_for_the_war [Accessed 4 May 2014]. Wikipedia.com, 2014. Wikipedia.com. [Online] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Events_leading_to_the_attack_on_Pearl_Harbor [Accessed 4 May 2014]. Wikipedia.com, 2014. Wikipedia.com. [Online] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki [Accessed 4 May 2014]. Wikipedia.com, 2014. Wikipedia.com. [Online] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Nations [Accessed 4 May 2014].
attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor was the last straw that led to the United States joining World War II as part of the Allied Power. The bombing was in reaction to many economic sanctions that were placed on Japan, so the bombing was not just to make the United States mad. We can see many reasons as to why Japan would bomb Pearl Harbor. There were many events that led up to Japan making the decision to bomb Pearl Harbor. It all