No American will think it wrong of me if I proclaim that to have the United States at our side was to me the greatest joy. I could not fortell the course of events. I do not pretend to have measured accurately the martial might of Japan, but now at this very moment I knew the United States was in the war, up to the neck and in to the death. So we had won after all! ... Hitler's fate was sealed. Mussolini's fate was sealed. As for the Japanese, they would be ground to powder.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Churchill expresses relief and confidence after the United States entered the war, seeing it as a guarantee of victory.
- In plain terms
- America joining the war meant Britain would win.
- What can you take from it?
- Allies can turn the tide of conflict.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do alliances change war?
- What creates hope in crisis?
Another view
It simplifies the complex causes of war outcomes.
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