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wow I love this chicken and the egg argument you have with Americans about WW2 who obviously have a limited understanding of the conflict.
1.If the UK doesnt win the battle of Britain hitler launches operation sea lion and invades the UK so D-Day never happens
2. If the UK doesnt win in north africa there is no southern Italian campaign cutting off anyone entrance for America into Europe and leaving the allies with no launching point
3. If the Russians dont stop the Germans at the gates of Moscow Germans run all over Europe and then can help their friend Japan turn on the US attacking from both sides and using the superior U-Boats to cut of americas trade.
4. America actually gave the russians not that much during WW2
5. As for rest of the allies they should be kissing americas hand forever because you supplied us weapons while we were fighting evil at a very high intrest rate?
Every country involved in WW2 knows it was a joint effort and without eachother we would not have won, every country except the US that is.
First of all, I'm not one of those who believe that America "won" WWII. It didn't. It helped, but it took every single one of the allies to defeat the axis.
However, I take issue with what I've bolded. America loaned Britain nearly $550 million dollars... a hell of a lot back then... at 2% for 50 years. It took 60 years for the UK to pay it back.
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | What's a little debt between friends?
...The post-war loan was part-driven by the Americans' termination of the scheme. Under the programme, the US had effectively donated equipment for the war effort, but anything left over in Britain at the end of hostilities and still needed would have to be paid for.
But the price would please a bargain hunter - the US only wanted one-tenth of the production cost of the equipment and would lend the money to pay for it.
As a result, the UK took a loan for $586m (about £145m at 1945 exchange rates), and a further $3,750m line of credit (about £930m at 1945 exchange rates). The loan was to be paid off in 50 annual repayments starting in 1950, although there were six years when payment was deferred because of economic or political crises....
And we are resented for this? Are you kidding me? That's insulting.