This past Labour Day weekend Canada's science fiction channel ("Space") had a marathon of the 10 best original Star Trek episodes. Not surprisingly, "The City on the Edge of Forever" was one (2nd only to "Mirror Mirror").
One of the premises of the show is that a social activist named Edith Keeler had such an effect on US policy during the 30's that she delayed the US entry into WWII. This gives NAZI Germany the time to build the atom bomb and go on to rule the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cit...dge_of_Forever
Poppycock!
However ... Is it conceivable that a charismatic leader, bent on isolationism and a peace movement in the 30's could have kept the US out of the war?
Among other things, I believe this leader would need to alter US policy towards Japan. It's also likely that they would recieve help from the pro-German lobby, Henry Ford and the senior Kennedy come to mind.
A US bent on isolationism doesn't cut the Lend-Lease arrangement, doesn't escort ships in the North Atlantic and adopts a concilliatory attitude toward Japan.
How much would the US need to give away to stay out of the war?
One of the premises of the show is that a social activist named Edith Keeler had such an effect on US policy during the 30's that she delayed the US entry into WWII. This gives NAZI Germany the time to build the atom bomb and go on to rule the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cit...dge_of_Forever
Poppycock!
However ... Is it conceivable that a charismatic leader, bent on isolationism and a peace movement in the 30's could have kept the US out of the war?
Among other things, I believe this leader would need to alter US policy towards Japan. It's also likely that they would recieve help from the pro-German lobby, Henry Ford and the senior Kennedy come to mind.
A US bent on isolationism doesn't cut the Lend-Lease arrangement, doesn't escort ships in the North Atlantic and adopts a concilliatory attitude toward Japan.
How much would the US need to give away to stay out of the war?
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