WHY DID AMERICA STAY NEUTRAL IN THE WAR FOR SO LONG?
Neutrality Acts
"In the years after World War I Americans quickly reached the conclusion that their country's participation in that war had been a disastrous mistake, one which should never be repeated again" (Website One). In late 1939 after France and Britain declared war on Germany, Roosevelt requested to Congress that the Neutrality Acts be replaced but also stated "... that the Neutrality Acts may give passive aid to an aggressor" (Website Three). The Neutrality Acts kept America out of the war for the time being and allowed limited trade with warring countries. The end of neutrality policy came with the Lend Lease Act, which allowed America to sell, lend, or give war materials to nations the administration wanted to support.
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Causes That Led To America Declaring War
"In the years after World War I Americans quickly reached the conclusion that their country's participation in that war had been a disastrous mistake, one which should never be repeated again" (Website Two). There were a number of causes that brought America into the war. At first, Roosevelt "... wanted to stay out of what was considered 'Europe's war'" (Website Two). Roosevelt, however, did see that Germany was a clear enemy and wanted to help the Allies while still keeping out of the war as much as possible. The decision of remaining neutral became impossible after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. It then became undeniable that the U.S. had to enter the war, whether they liked it or not.
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What Led Up To Japan Attacking The U.S.?
Japan's hatred to the U.S. started in World War I, when we refused to give them land that was not theirs. Also, in 1921, "the United States pressured the British to end their 20-year alliance with Japan" (Website Four). Japan was causing more and more trouble in Europe and China, and by 1941, the U.S. president ordered all assets to Japan frozen. America made a plan to meet with the prince of Japan to make a deal to prevent war with the U.S. However, Japan felt cornered and decide to attack the Dutch East Indies for oil. By then, America cut off all ties to Japan and convinced other countries to do so also. All this led to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. "Had FDR met Prince Konoye, there might have been no Pearl Harbor, no Pacific war, no Hiroshima, no Nagasaki, no Korea, no Vietnam" (Website Four).
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