2007-12-21 10:07:19 · 12 answers · asked by Kathleen 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
They were lending money and selling equipment to all side.
In fact the drink Fanta from the Coca-Cola Company was first made in Germany during the war as they couldn’t get the supplies to the German coke factories to make Coca-Cola.
2007-12-21 10:15:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
US corporations were making huge profits by trading with both sides.
In 1940 the Standard Oil Company of America gave the Nazis the process for making synthetic rubber which was a major war material as they were having difficulty getting natural rubber due to the British blockade.
This probably prolonged the war by several months.
Also in the 1930s one third of Americans had German ancestry.
2007-12-22 01:36:37 · answer #2 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were making a lot of money by selling arms to both sides and were geographically distant from it at the start so weren't pressed to join until of course the Japanese started to get busy. The US will only go to war if there is something in it for them, there was more to be gained by staying out of WWII.
2007-12-21 23:07:05 · answer #3 · answered by conda 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We were still going through our "Isolationists" stages, let Europe do what Europe wants to do. We had no part in the affairs of Europe.
Although we helped in mechanization and parts, food, etc, we stayed out of Europe's problems. Until Poland was brought into the WW2 and we saw the Nazi war machine wasn't going to slow down, we then had to act.
2007-12-22 04:23:36 · answer #4 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At that time the U.S. had an isolationist point of view that hampered F.D.R. to rally the nation for the majority of citizens felt that to be involved in European conflicts was unnecessary ; however , the surprise attack by the Japanese galvanised the nation to get involved even though the U.S. had , thanks to Churchill , a Europe first approach to the conflicts .
2007-12-22 17:33:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US gov't wanted in, and ran many campaigns to get the people to back them. The 'Help Britain Defend America' campaign worked pretty well. They also enlisted the aid of WB and Disney to make anti-Nazi and anti-Japanese cartoons to encourage the people to want war.
The people however were occupied with trying to survive in the depression. The people were struggling to eat, pay their bills, etc. They had no interest in getting involved in Europe's war even if it was the right thing to do.
2007-12-21 18:42:49 · answer #6 · answered by Showtunes 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's very possible that America had seen the end of WWI and was turned off by the thought of another war having to be fought.
2007-12-21 18:57:11 · answer #7 · answered by friend 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
after the disillusionment of the population from WWI it was seen as a pointless venture to get involved in something that until japan bombed pearl harbor, was not our business. even then after dec 7th we only declared war on japan and it wasn't until germany declared war on us that we decided to enter the european theater. one of the big causes of the general disillusionment was the failure of wilson's 14 points and the league of nations which gave americans at the time the feeling that the loss of american in WWI was in vain so why do it again. additionally we were in the middle of a depression which caused many to join the america first movement that wanted to prioritize domestic needs over international matters.
2007-12-21 18:22:04 · answer #8 · answered by Texas Hockey is awesome! 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
>Until Poland was brought into the WW2 and we saw the Nazi war machine wasn't going to slow down, we then had to act.
What? Poland was invaded in 1939
2007-12-22 05:25:08 · answer #9 · answered by Tim D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as someone said above, selling equipment and filling the coffers with European money as their capitals were burning seemed like a great idea to the USA.
2007-12-23 03:14:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋