When it first entered world war 2 why did the us commit most of its resources to the war in europe

Undoubtedly, the American contribution to the Second War was important. Although the Soviets lost close to 20 million inhabitants while the Americans had 405,000 dead and 670,000 wounded, it was the American economic and industrial weight that facilitated the defeat of fascism. At the same time the war transformed the United States. It was the war that brought the United States out of the Great Depression; the one that transformed its social structure incorporating millions of women and blacks into industrial work; the one that created the bases of what Eisenhower called the industrial military complex; and the one that turned this country into a world power. The war also had effects on its citizens. Millions of Americans saw the world for the first time and felt they were "liberators." In the war, the United States not only developed its economic, military and nuclear power, but also accumulated a symbolic and strategic power after proclaiming itself as a defender of democracy and freedom.