Why the United States Entered World War - Essay Example

There is plenty of historical evidence that points to why the United States entered the war. The Germans sank the Lusitania in 1915, which was enough to get the United States angry at them. Even though they promised to stop using submarines, they did not, and more American lives were lost.  

Though Mr. Freedman was right when he said that the United States entered the war on the side of England to help our allies and friends, the reasons are completely wrong. We did not enter the war because the Jews of both countries got together, had a party, and said, “Let’s enter the war today; we have nothing else to do!” And the idea of entering a war to give a piece of land to another religion or party of people is just that: an idea. America had strong reasons to enter the war, from the fact that the Germans once again began their submarine use to the fact that Germany, if England was overrun, could just as easily begin doing the same to America.

As for the Jews uniting to stop buying German goods, they were right to do what they needed to do to get the message across to Hitler. It was not, as Mr. Freedman suggests because the Jews caused their own problems. Again, is he honestly suggesting that the Jews made their own bed, as the saying goes, for World War II? Hitler’s flying of the swastika prompted an outcry from the Jews, and to get their point across, they stopped buying German goods. It would be the same as if someone walked into a restaurant and sat down for a meal, but received less than standard service and cold food. They would not pay for their meal, nor would they ever return to the restaurant unless promised something by the manager, such as another free meal.

Reading these two articles, I was impressed with the fact that the newspaper took the time to get the facts right and report a mainly impartial view of things, without an opinion. Mr. Freedman seems to spend much of his speech talking about his own view of things and blasting the Jews for all that they were worth. His speech would be, on the whole, almost funny, if it weren’t so sad that he felt the need to blame everything on one religion of people. The idea of the Jews actually causing their own mess in World War II is, again, one of the funniest and saddest things that I have ever read.

When I read that the Jews had declared that they would not buy goods and services from Germany, I felt that the Jews were trying to prove a point and have their voice be heard. Every country, no matter where they are or what they are doing, needs money to run itself. By not buying goods and services from that country, the economy of it is hurt, no matter what. If enough people choose not to buy their goods, it can have a very permanent effect.

The newspaper story about not buying the goods of Germany almost directly goes against what Mr. Freedman is saying. According to him, the Jews wanted more, more, and more, and then they wanted still more, in addition to Palestine. So if they wanted more, why would they stop buying? Why would they go without if all they wanted was more? I do not believe that they would.

These two articles, while highlighting the roles of the Jew in World War I and World War II, both ultimately are very different in their nature and scope. The anger and sadness that comes from reading both give a view of just how far people will go to make a point.