The US Military has been stationed at Pearl Harbor since 1898. The answer your Teacher is looking for is "Neutral". The US remained NEUTRAL before Pearl Harbor.
No the bombing of pearl harbor made us join the war
Trade with Japan had stopped before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Probably not hostile.
isolationist
Before Pearl Harbor, America remained neutral. Some favored an extreme policy known as Isolationism.
Not friendly.
Fairfield, CT
no trade
before Sorry - the US kept out of any military action until after Pearl Harbor, although she certainly had an enormous navy roaming around the seas.
The USA remained pretty neutral until the attacks on Pearl harbor.
Pearl Harbor was the main base for the US Pacific Fleet.
Pearl Harbor provides shelter from storms at sea for the US.