America silences its anti-fascist voice

Now Europe must learn to fight alone

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Even before the US entered World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration recognised that Hitler had to be fought. He authorised the delivery of supplies to Britain and committed America to a defence of European freedom which appeared as if it would last forever.

Within weeks of Hitler declaring war on the United States in December 1941, the Voice of America began broadcasting. It embodied America’s new commitment to anti-fascism.