french colonialists
they whooped everybody else
they travelled overseas
Japanese attack on pearl harbor in 1941
They occupied the Philippines
The United States were most afraid of the Soviet Union, because they posessed the atom bomb. simply stated, the Cold War.
Believed the war could be won.
They did for quite some time, but German U-Boats continued their attacks on US shipping.
the united stated defeated Spain in the Spanish-American war
The U.S. supported western Europe and Japan after WW II
The Strict Accountability doctrine of the United States was directed at Germany. It stated that if any American ship was attacked, the US would enter the war.
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Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on 12/6/41 and Adolph Hitler declared war on the US. That was plenty of reason to send troops to fight in World War 2.