A world war was brewing during the 1930s, and countries eventually joined the war by taking sides. In other words, the Axis Powers were against the Allied Powers. The Axis powers consisted of Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria against Great Britain, France, Russia, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Poland, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa , Yugoslavia, the Netherlands and the United States. The attack on Pearl Harbor took place on December 7, 1941. Furthermore, it was an attack initiated by the Japanese without warning. Plans for the surprise attack were laid in early January of that year. This attack ultimately brought America into the World War. However, was it worth it? While war brings triumph or loss, it had a great prize in store for America. World War II pulled America out of the Great Depression that America had been suffering for about twelve years. Even though the economy had improved previously, this was not enough for all Americans. After everything Franklin Delano Roosevelt did, there were still m...