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America suffers a far worse economic double dip in the late 30s with the jobless rates climbing to near 30% before dropping back down. The GOP in the 38 election does much better and Americans in general become more isolationist then OTL.
FDR wins re-election by a very slim margin in 1940 and due to economic pressure and greater isolationist feelings he doesn't really start to put the sqeeze on Japan until early 1942. In June of that year Japan decides to attack the U.S. fleet. America enters the war against Japan, but no German DoW on the US yet because of the lack of Lend Lease aid to their enemies at that point in time. In August of 1942 the U.S. Congess passes Lend Lease and provides it to nations fighting the Axis and after several sea battles in the Atlantic Germany declares war on the US in December of 1942.
How damaging would such a delayed Lend Lease and U.S. enterence into the war be to the overall Allied war effort?