What was the USA policy towards war before the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

Answer 1

The US was still mired in isolationism. However, President Roosevelt was sure that America would eventually have to enter that war. He managed to assist the British through such programs as Lend-Lease and exchanging ships for bases. He met a lot of opposition to this, for the country in general felt that this would leda to involvement in the European war. Even after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, many Americans still wanted to stay out of the European war, and just deal with the Japanese. Only the German and Italian declaration of war against the US changed that attitude.

Answer 2

Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor the majority of the US populace was strongly isolationist and wanted nothing whatsoever to do with yet another European war. It was generally believed that no matter what happened to the rest of the world we were completely invulnerable protected by our dual uncrossable "moats" of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

This attitude was so strong that there was a very good chance that FDR might not have been reelected in 1940. He walked a very fine line of publicly presenting an isolationist face, while secretly communicating with Churchill as to how the US and the UK could together oppose Hitler.

The attack demonstrated that we actually had no protective moats.

Answer 3

This was known generally as isolationist policy. People were mostly determined to stay out of the war, though they did aid the allies after legislation like the lend-lease acts passed so that the U.S. was able to extend credit and sell arms to allies before the pearl harbor attack.

Answer 4

It wanted Japanese incursion in China to end, it wanted Italy out of Africa and Germany out of Poland. It didn't want a war but was actively preparing for it.

Answer 5

Americans were opposed to getting involved in foreign affairs. They reverted back to the policy of isolationism.

Answer 6

To maintain neutrality, and not be drawn into the Second World War