Most important event of WWII? It depends.

I feel like this is probably going to be r/poll, but the rules here are more lax and this is more of a historical question. So here it goes.<br><br>WWII had more than its fair share of pivotal events. Most people would probably say D-Day was the turning point of the war in the west and Stalingrad was the turning point on the eastern front. These events are often considered to be the turning points of WWII.<br><br>However, I'd argue that Pearl Harbor is more important. <br><br>D-Day and Stalingrad were important battles for sure, but if either had gone wrong the Allies still had other battles to fight. If the U.S had stayed out of the war, the Germans may have been able to fight a defensive war and bleed the Russians dry. <br><br>Pearl Harbor eliminated the possibility of the U.S sitting on the sidelines. If the U.S had entered the war by declaring war on Germany after Poland or something like that, the U.S could have entered at its leisure. But the U.S had to enter immediately, it was a green light to go. The U.S was able to prepare its army for battle faster than Germany could respond, but ultimately this probably decided the war. It meant the U.S had a larger pool of troops to fight from 1942 to 1945. It also meant the U.S had access to more resources and bases. Without Pearl Harbor, it is possible that Germany could have won. <br><br>So was Pearl Harbor more important than D-Day or Stalingrad?