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The US remained neutral until April 1917
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Japan depended on other countries for natural resources, OIL, rubber and other things because their island and islands did not have them. So they were dependent upon other countries to sell them these resources. Culturally they were isolated from the rest of the world and quite backwards (as was China). They did not understand the western world at all. Some Japanese people did go to college in the US and they did learn more about the western world and their ways. The Emperor was isolated from the Japanese and the rest of the world. He lived in seclusion and "ruled" from behind walls. See related link below.
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The US followed isolationism after WW1 because the public didn't want to be apart of another war which concerned Europe, and a war looked inevitable. Although the US hadn't suffered nearly as much as France or Britain as a result of WW1, the public felt that their troops shouldn't die because of a war in Europe. Because the US is a democracy, the government had to follow public opinion. This is my understanding of it, hope it helped:)