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Originally Posted by Royboy39
By the end of WWII Britain was no longer an imperial power.
But for the Americans we would now be eating sauerkraut for breakfast.
I don't agree with most of the foreign policies now.
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The Americans could have been as well. They were prepared for war in the Pacific but not in the Atlantic and therefore relied on the British and French navies to cover the Atlantic. When France fell there was alarm in DC to the point that through time Rosevelt managed to wangle aid to us. They needed us as much as we needed them.
As for Britain not being an Imperial power I disagree she still was though weakened like a poor sod with Malaria. America will not do anything without gaining big time and if the blame llies anywhere it should be with Japan for waking up the industrial might of America that has lead to the situation we are in.