Why did Americans oppose world war 2?

Answer 1

Neutrality and Isolationism

The leaders in Washington, DC. did maintain a neutrality stance until the day after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The next day the Congress declared war on Japan.

The reason the US government and the general populace had the isolationist and neutral ideals was due to World War 1. It was a foolish, convoluted war with a million needless deaths. That war solved nothing and created more problems in Europe. The American were furious their men died in vain. They chose never to aid Europe in another war. They were clueless as to what the Nazis were in reality and how vicious, atrocious and murderous they were. They did not understand that the United Kingdom was at risk of being annihilated.

In those times there were no internet communications, global telephones, satellite communications and instant news. So the Americans did not understand was was really going on in Europe and did not believe the Jews were being killed by the hundreds of thousands each month.

At the end of the war when they found the concentration camps the average soldier said, "Now I know why I was fighting this war. The Nazis are evil, murderous ......" They wrote home to tell about the concentration camps.

The Americans were shocked and some felt guilty for not sending help to Europe sooner. The Brits and The Americans called the German people animals, beast and a lot of other naughty descriptions. They were enraged about what the Nazis had done to 11 million people all in the name of a "Pure Aryan Race." There is no such thing as an Aryan Race. They were very glad Adolf Hitler was dead because many wished they could kill him.