waveofpoliticalterror.FranklinRoosevelt,presidentoftheUnitedStates(1933-1945)initiallyfollowedaverystrongpoliticaldemandtoremainneutralandisolatethecountryfromforeignwars,alsoheadedtheNewDealcampaigntogetAmericaoutoftheGreatDepression.CourseofthewarThestartofthewarisgenerallyheldtobe1September1939,beginningwiththeGermaninvasionofPoland;BritainandFrancedeclaredwaronGermanytwodayslater.OtherdatesforthebeginningofwarincludetheJapaneseinvasionofManchuriaon13September1931;thestartoftheSecondSino-JapaneseWaron7July1937.Theexactdateofthewar'sendisnotuniversallyagreedupon.Ithasbeensuggestedthatthewarendedatthearmisticeof14August1945ratherthantheformalsurrenderofJapan2September1945;insomeEuropeanhistories,itendedon8May1945.TheTreatyofPeacewithJapanwasnotsigneduntil1951.SomePicturesThanksforWatching