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What event gets the US involved in WWII? This lecture discusses World War Two, the largest war on Earth, spanning five and six continents. It involved over 15 million deaths worldwide, with an estimated half a million Americans killed and 600,000 Americans injured. The decision-making powers for each side were Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States. Italy was on the side of the Axis powers, having a military alliance with Germany before the war. At the beginning of the war, Mussolini, the leader of Italy, sided with Germany. However, by the end of the war, Italy was facing major financial problems and falling apart. Many people in Italy did not want to be on the side of access powers and did not trust Germany. To address this issue, Mussolini was overthrown and a new Italian Government was set up. By the end of the war, Italy tried to contact the Allies and make a deal with the Allied Powers, allowing it to change sides in the middle of the war. The United States was in World War Two, fighting in both the civic theatre and the European theater. They had troops in two different areas of.