What If Hitler Had Never Declared War on America?

What if Hitler had never declared war on America? Four days after Pearl Harbor, the US was at war with Japan only — and Hitler had a free pass. He tore it up in an 88-minute speech. We put Hitler's decision of 11 December 1941 on trial. Five exhibits, real documents, and a verdict: • Exhibit A: the promise to Japan that went beyond the Tripartite Pact • Exhibit B: the undeclared war in the Atlantic — Greer, Kearny, Reuben James • Exhibit C: the leaked Victory Program and what Hitler believed about Roosevelt • Exhibit D: four days in Washington, and why Roosevelt was relieved • Exhibit E: Operation Drumbeat and 360 ships sunk off America Then we run the other world: America fights Japan only, and Europe waits. CHAPTERS 0:00 Berlin, 11 December 1941 1:40 The charge 2:53 The defendant 4:14 Exhibit A: A conversation in Berlin 6:38 Exhibit B: The North Atlantic 8:23 Exhibit C: A newspaper 9:49 Exhibit D: Four days in Washington 11:48 The defence's witness: Operation Drumbeat 13:09 Cross-examination 14:23 The other world 16:36 Three possibilities 18:14 The verdict You are the jury: would America have gone to war against Germany anyway — and how fast? Give your verdict in the comments. Subscribe for more of the roads history almost took. SOURCES: National WWII Museum; Ian Kershaw; Martin Gilbert; Brendan Simms & Charlie Laderman, "Hitler's American Gamble"; Gallup polls 1941; US Navy records (USS Reuben James); Arcadia Conference records. #WhatIf #WW2 #AlternateHistory #Hitler #PearlHarbor