Well, with regards to WW2...
Roosevelt used opinion polls of the American people to help guide his policies of Lend-Lease, breaking the Neutrality Acts, etc. Some of the questions were quite specific...
"After Germany invaded Russia, Gallup used a split ballot to see what the public thought about aid to Britain. The first slanted question was: "Some people say that since Germany is now fighting Russia, as well as Britain, it is not as necessary for this country to help Britain. Do you agree or disagree with this?" Seventy-three percent of the American people disagreed with the proposition. The other question, slanted a different way, was: "Some people say that, since Germany will probably defeat Russia within a few weeks and then turn her full strength against Britain, it is more important than ever that we help Britain. Do you agree or disagree with this?" Seventy-one percent agreed."
Interesting phrasing of those questions, I think. Armed with that knowledge, FDR knew he had an extremely solid backing from the American public to directly aid the UK militarily. What would such polling reveal about the Ukraine? I don't know, but I'd be interested in seeing such polling, as well as the wording of each question.
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