Of course.... WWII was the only way we were getting "out" of the Great Depression, all of those alphabet soup programs that FDR shoved down the citizens' throats did nothing for the economy, overall. Best thing to do is....jump into WWII...only way to fuel the economy. And since we can't just declare war for shits and giggles, because the people won't go for it.....Let's get attacked and then get the people behind us. We knew Pearl Harbor was coming.....but the only way we could get involved in the war, was to let it happen......If Pearl Harbor doesn't happen, the Depression continues... If people get desperate enough, they will go against the government...... It's almost plain logic.... Get the people almost to that breaking point....then get them out and make them forget how fucked the country is and let's go and die for it.....