Would it have been more straightforward of Roosevelt to have openly called for a declaration of war against Hitler rather than increasing involvement gradually while claiming that he did not want war

GB/France declared war on Germany but Americans remained in isolation

1937: FDR gives speech saying the US should side with Germany, but it didn't do anything but make a ton of isolationists mad, so he backed down

Explanation:

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.

to force terrorists groups to stop attacking western targets using massive military force.