They didn't they were attacked at Pearl Harbor and they wanted to get back at them.
AnswerThe USA entered war after the Japanese attack on the 7th of December 1941... that's more than a year after the war had started. Yes, there's still the question why the USA were neutral for such a long time. AnswerThe marjority of the US citizens wanted to remain neutral. The European countries had been fighting local and large wars for years. The US sent troops in 1917 that greatly helped to end the terrible conflict going on then. The US simply did not want to be a part of the conflicts and alliances that were forming among all of the European countries.Throughout the years, Americans have tried to stay out of the global picture. We felt that we should only concern ourselves with our own borders and regions. During the 1930's, the world did not seem as small and we thought that another big war in Europe would not have any effect on our lives.
The US remained neutral until April 1917
U.S. stayed neutral for most of the war they only fought for one year and ended the war
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The U.S. had a close relationship with Great Britain, and the war interfered with trade.
!917 and 1918. World War 1 began in 1914, and for much of it the US tried to remain neutral in what was seen as primarily a European imperial conflict.
No, the U.S. entered World War 1 in 1917.
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Yes, it was.
Spain and the US were the belligerents and the rest of the world was neutral.
The US remained neutral until April 1917
The US emerged from the Spanish American War as a rcognized World Power.
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neutral i do beilieve
The United States was neutral.
To stay neutral and not get involved.
The US and the Allies won the war and the US gained control of the Philippines, causing it to become a world power.
yes