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I am sure this has been done before but either way I am quite interested in discussing what may have happened if Roosevelt declared war on Germany in 1939?

For instance, based on how long it took American troops in WW1 to go from a declaration of war to actually being combat ready I am not sure American troops would have even been available by the time the Battle of France took place since that only took 8 months to start. You might however disagree with that. How soon do you think American troops would have been combat ready?

ALso if France did fall like in real life, what would have happened after as I imagine the Battle of Britain would have been easier with twice as many allied aircraft (the RAF and USAF) but on the same token, I am not sure Hitler would have even attempted an invasion of Britain if he knew a few million American soldiers would be soon pouring into the Island.

We all know that soon after the Battle of Britain began the North Africa Campaign, something that the British initially did very well in, essentially crushing Italy. I wonder though if Italy would have even attempted to take North Africa knowing that they would likely have to fight the British and Americans.

Also, with Britain and America in the war, do you think Hitler would even try to invade the Soviet Union, or would he be more interested in taking on the Western Allies, and if he did, could this lead to an even bigger battle in North Africa, with Hitler perhaps deciding to deploy the bulk of his military there since an invasion of the Soviet Union might not take place?

Is it even possible that Hitler might (which he considered doing) perhaps try and form a closer military relationship with the Soviets in order to try and crush the British and Americans?

Honestly I am not even sure where I am going with this, but I am very interested to know what people think would have happened if the Americans got involved in WW2 immediately?
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