HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the U.S. should remain nuetral in European affairs
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England was just as much to blame for starting World War II as was Germany
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the U.S. should declare war on Germany
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England posed the greatest threat to U.S. security
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Detailed explanation-1: -The United States didn’t want to intervene. During an emergency cabinet meeting called by Roosevelt immediately after the war erupted in Europe, it was agreed that the United States would remain an outside influence unless directly threatened or attacked.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United States wanted to remain neutral because after WWI, most European nations refused to pay their debts. Because arms factories made so much money during the war, many Americans felt they had steered the country into war. The U.S. tried to remain neutral, but the British needed help.
Detailed explanation-3: -Neutrality legislation, enacted from 1935 to 1937, prohibited trade with or credit to any of the warring nations. Neutrality was also the initial American response to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939.
Detailed explanation-4: -Neutrality Act of 1935 The 1935 act, passed by Congress on August 31, 1935, imposed a general embargo on trading in arms and war materials with all parties in a war. It also declared that American citizens traveling on warring ships traveled at their own risk. The act was set to expire after six months.