The United States' involvement in WWII was just as important in saving Europe as the Soviet Union's.

Remember that the survival of Europe is in the survival of the European governments before the war. Argument I: US Aide to the AlliesIt's true that Germany had lost the war as soon as he attacked Russia, but only because of the resources provided by the West. Throughout the war, the United States had provided the Soviet Union with nearly 4 million tons of supplies, making up for the grave loss of production from Stalingrad factories and factories Germany had got a hold of elsewhere. The US gave nearly $50 billion worth in supplies to the Alliies, including $11.3 billion to the Soviet Union (the equilant of $650 billion today, including almost $150 billion to the Soviets)(1). Russia was able to survive because of the first Russian winter Hitler's army found themselves in, but after the season, Russia would have been overcome. Russia would not have had the necessary supplies by the second winter. It was American support that gave the Soviet Union the supplies it needed to survive after the winter. If we review a chart of maps (seen below) showing the progress of Germany and the Soviet Union between the colder and warmer seasons each year, we see that Germany was by no means stopped (2). When the first winter was over, Germany continued to roll over Russia. If Russia had not received supplies to replace their lost production, Germany would have covered much more ground, possibly crippling Russia's ability to retake the land took in 1942. Without the constant supplies from 1941 to 1945, Russia would have been drowned in the German advance. Much of Russia's survival depended on the US's supplies. After the first winter, Germany's numbers barely went down. The number of soldiers increased after the second winter (3). More importantly was the US's supplies to Great Britain and French rebels throughout the war. The US helped make up for Britain's loss of Oil from Africa, and the loss of much of their empire, including almost everything in the Pacific. The US was vital for preserving Great Britain through out war. The supplies to the Western Front helped distract Germany. With only half of his army, Hitler took 90% of Stalingrad (4). If the US hadn't supplied the Western Front, Africa would have been taken and it wouldn't have took so many men to hold down Britain and French Rebels. Germany would have been able to contribute many more soldiers and supplies to the Eastern Front. Without supplies, Russia would have never survived the larger (and more supplied) onslaught of Germans. Especially not if Germany had fully took Stalingrad before winter, and with more men and supplies, they would have. This all including that the US had never entered the war. If the US hadn't provided the supplies, and entered to war around the same year that Germany went into Russia, the Eastern Front would have ended differently. In the second year of the assault, Germany survived winter and doubled the amount of land it had took. If the US hadn't entered, becoming a major distraction to Germany in Africa and Italy, Germany would have ran through Russia in year 2, and had the men and supplies to hold out during the second winter. Of course, the US did provide resources and entered the war. Without that, the possibility of Germany winning would have been much higher. Even after entering, and Germany's guaranteed loss at the hands of the (US Supplied) Soviet Union, it was the US that saved Europe, but not from Germany. Especially if Russia had won without US Supplies.1) . http://en.wikipedia.org...2) . http://en.wikipedia.org...(World_War_II)3) . http://sti.clemson.edu...4) . http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com...Argument II: Russian Offensive. The Soviet Union had a habit, one seen on a large scale during WWII. Here is a map of Europe after WWII. Most maps will display the West as blue and the East as red. It should be understood that the West was free of US control, while Russia held firm power over all the land it walked over. Russia wasn't in the game of liberation. The soviets engulfed much of what Germany conquered in the East, and politically conquered the rest. Stalin held a near absolute hand over all the Socialist governments he forced onto the East, while the US mostly returned the West to their governments. Without the US, D-Day would have either never happened, or would have been postponed a great deal of time. The US was responsible for half of the landing forces (5). The Allies would have never got onto the beach in time. Even if they had, without the United States, Russia would have been in a position to take all German-held land on both the East and West fronts. Without the US on the other side of Germany, Russia would have held all of French and Italy, even if only Politically (much like Poland. ) The Governments of Europe, with the exception of Britain, Spain and Portugal, would have been lost. To win the war, the current governments must survive the war, and if the US hadn't been in Western Europe, the governments wouldn't have. Russia, and especially Stalin, would have jumped onto the West immidiately, with Great Britain being the only Allied nation to survive. While Con would likely see this as a win for Europe, it's not our perspective that determine if Europe won, but the perspective of the nations in the war. If the United States wasn't in the war, the Democratic nations of the West would have been gone. All of Allied Europe, except for Britain, would not have survived or been liberated. If the US hadn't given supplies, Germany would have likely won. Even with supplies, if the US didn't actually enter the war, the Allied nations of the West would have been lost to the Societ Union.5) . http://www.ddaymuseum.co.uk...