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Originally Posted by thommy
but actually i do not want to blame US people for the "we won the war" that is kind of kindergarten and we know they need it for their ego. what i want to say is that you can´t win a war against people what are believing in what they are fighting for.
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Here in the United States we are taught that "We won World War II". You can argue and debate this all you want, but there a number of things you need to take into consideration. The most important thing is that there was really two major wars going on - One against Germany, another against Japan.
You can argue defeating Germany, while no small feat, was easier. It was primarily a land based war, the numbers were surely not on Japan's side once Russia got involved, and the war in Europe was basically Germany against the US, Russia, France, UK, and every one else.
The war in the Pacific was a completely different beast and was fought mostly at sea and on islands. The war in Europe was a logistical nightmare, but the war in the Pacific was a logistical nightmare times infinity. Also, the United States received very little help in fighting Japan.
But it is very true that here in the United States we are taught that "we won the war". A lot is taught about the British, but a lot less about Russia. This was mostly because of the cold war; The US government wanted to downplay everything the Russians did.