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You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
Can you tell me how the US government viewed Nazis and Germany during the war, and what their stance was?
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During World War II, the United States had an official policy of neither allying nor opposing Germany or the Nazis. This policy was in line with America's isolationist policies prior to the war and was meant to keep the United States from entering into the war on either side. Initially, President Roosevelt was inclined to remain neutral, but following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the US officially entered the war in 1941. By that time, the US had already provided aid to the Allied nations, including Britain and later Russia, while severely restricting shipment of aid to Germany. As the war progressed, the US began to increase economic and material aid to the Allies, including an increase in the production of munitions, aircraft and other war supplies. In 1943, President Roosevelt delivered a speech promoting unconditional surrender of Germany, Austria and Italy, in which the United States expressed its ultimate goals of totally dismantling Nazi Germany. Toward the end of the war, the US used strategic bombing against Germany, contributing to its ultimate defeat.