There were a number of factors which caused that war to be.
Yes but not caused by the us.
The nuclear weapons that the super power countries had caused international tensions after World War 2. This caused the Cold war between the US and Russia.
France already respected the US; Britain respected the US after the war.
The US did not declare war on Germany. Germany declared war on the US shortly after the Japanese attack on Hawaii.
Suspicion of Germany's autocratic government
The Spanish-American War was due to explosion of the US warship, the USS Maine that was docked in Havana, Cuba. Over 200 US sailors lost their lives. The US press and others blamed Spain for this act of war. Based on the destruction of the USS Maine, the Spanish-American War began as the US declared war on Spain.
A Global Power.
Pearl Harbor.
Gremany
A desperate search by the US to bring the war to a close.
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor