"By the Fall of 1941, American attitudes began to shift, leading to over half of its citizens believing it was now time to intervene. Despite this shift, those in power decided to continue to hold out. However, the decision to become involved was made for them overnight on December 7, 1941, when Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, leaving 2,400 dead."
"Upon declaring war with Japan on Dec. 8, 1941 - and with Germany three days later - the United States put its industrial might into the war effort. Throughout the conflict, an estimated 86,000 tanks, 50,000-60,000 bombers, 2.4 million trucks, and over 6 million M1 Garands (plus millions of other rifles) rolled off American assembly lines. Before the U.S. solidified its reputation as the arsenal of democracy, the U.S. military experienced a shortage of modern small arms."
Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, initiating the Second World War. Early American public opinion opposed entering the conflict, but attitudes shifted by fall 1941 toward intervention. Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, killed about 2,400 people and propelled the United States into war against Japan and, days later, Germany. The United States mobilized immense industrial capacity, producing tens of thousands of tanks and bombers, millions of trucks, and millions of rifles. Initial shortages of modern small arms prompted the government to suspend normal procurement and rely on domestic firearms manufacturers to equip expanding forces.
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