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The End of Isolation

By Geov Parrish

In the wake of an event unprecedented in world—let alone U.S.— history, comparisons to Pearl Harbor have been flying. There are any number of ways this is a misleading image, but in one important respect it’s utterly wrong. By December 6, 1941, a war had been raging against fascism in Europe for two years, and the United States had stood aside.… return to article

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