Why do people think that the US won WW2 in Europe?
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Re: Why do people think that the US won WW2 in Europe?
#2I got to learn "the other side" of the story, after meeting a few people from nations marketed as our "arch enemies". I became extremely disappointed that history is never a recollection of facts, rather a narrative to cater to national propaganda.
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#3Would the USSR have won against Germany if the US was not involved?
And what if the US joined the Axis powers in the war?
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#4To answer the question: it'a a retroactive downplay of the USSR after and during the cold war.
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#5Because the US emerged with supreme reserve currency status, supported by its reconstruction approach? To the victor go the spoils.
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#6That reminds me of this video[1], where Americans are asked questions you'd think they'd easily be able to answer. Such as...
Q: Who won the Vietnam war?
A: We did. Wait, were we even in the Vietnam war?
Q: How many sides does a triangle have?
A: Damn. Four.
A: There's no sides... One?
Q: How many World Wars have there been?
A: Three.
Q: What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki known for?
A: Judo-wrestling?
Re: Why do people think that the US won WW2 in Europe?
#7That’s a really hard problem to solve.
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#9To me, the obvious answer is Hollywood, and the fact that the US (especially post Soviet collapse) has emerged as the obvious long-term benefactor.
Re: Why do people think that the US won WW2 in Europe?
#10To answer the question: it'a a retroactive downplay of the USSR after and during the cold war.
So, USSR took a break from killing it's own people to killing Germans instead?