What was the policy of the United states when War World II first began in 1939 and what were the reasons?

Answer 1

Cautious Isolation - - - various groups within the US of A did not want the nation embroiled in 'yet another' World War but they did wish to profit by selling weapons & food to those participating. Guided by Franklin Delano Roosevelt the US of A aided Britain by selling them weapons & vital stuff such as grain, and 'traded' old warships for British territories. With 'old' equipment & ships being sent to Britain, America had to begin beefing up their own arsenal and so the US of A utilized this time to expand its own armed services in preparation for war.
You will hear a lot of rhetoric about 'Isolationists' hindering American involvement in World War Two but you must read between the lines. It would have been impractical for America to have entered the War in 1939 or 40, it was more advantageous for America to build up its own forces. That said, the US Navy somewhat covertly began aiding the British Navy in the war against the German submarine fleet and the machinery of American Law was used to impound German Merchant ships in American Ports.

The main policy practiced by America was to build up its own forces for eventual Warfare without openly declaring war against Germany and allies...

Peace. . o o o p p p o o p p o o

Answer 2

The official policy was to not be involved in foreign wars. It was called isolationism. The reasons were primarily political. No one wanted to be responsible for getting a lot of Americans killed.

However, it wasn't long until President Roosevelt and many other leaders saw the handwriting on the wall, military recruitment was encouraged, and production of war material was greatly increased. Initially, much of this was sent to England and Russia.

The Japanese attack on Pear Harbor on 12/7/1941 completely changed things once and for all.

Answer 3

Non involvement.
At that time one third of Americans had German ancestry and a lot of Americans such as Rockefeller and Ford admired Hitler and were quite happy to trade with him even after the start of the war.
The American government was anti-communist and so was Hitler so they felt like they were on the same side

Answer 4

it was a wait and see policy,after the british stopped germany in the air and had them backpeddleing on the sea americans thought well we might as well be on the winning side so after we can grab all the spoils ,just as they did in the first world war.