i believe they stayed neutral because they didnt want to get into war if they didnt want to. think of all the time, money and lives it could cost America just to save another countrys butt so until they brought us into it we didnt budge...
There was no reason NOT to favor neutrality. Favoring neutrality meant that they could, ideally, navigate on the seas and go anywhere they wanted without fear of being caught in the crossfire of the war. No one would want to mess with them if they didn't mess with the other people.
Switzerland was neither in the Axis or the Allies during World War 2. Switzerland wanted to stay completely neutral. And to stay neutral, they would shot any planes that belonged to the Allies and Axis Powers that flew over Switzerland,
America is a large country whose people have many different opinions. Some Americans believed that America could remain neutral during World War 1, some believed that America could but should not stay neutral, and some believed that America could not stay neutral. Initially, those in favor of neutrality were the vast majority. Eventually those supporting participation in the war became a larger and larger fraction of the population, until they were so large that a declaration of war became politically possible.
The U.S. wanted to remain neutral before World War 2. But after the attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor, America was not hesitant when entering the war.
During World War I, the notable neutral nations were Spain, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
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America wanted to remain neutral during WWI because it wanted Europe to settle its own continental problems. The USA was eventually forced to enter WWI in order to protect its merchant sea going vessels.
because America was too proud to join in and they thought they should remain neutral
We do not know who you mean by saying America. America is several countries, some of which were neutral during WWI. Nor do you state who you are. It is therefore impossible to answer your question.
President Wilson, during World War I before the sinking of the Lusitania by German U-boats, Zimmerman Telegram, and Russian revolution, wanted America to stay isolated and neutral from the war despite its political and economic ties to Great Britain. After the Russian revolution, Wilson decided that America had join the war on the Allies' side, ending a long tradition of America staying out of European conflicts and setting the stage for America to be a major world superpower later in the 20th century.
Switzerland was neither in the Axis or the Allies during World War 2. Switzerland wanted to stay completely neutral. And to stay neutral, they would shot any planes that belonged to the Allies and Axis Powers that flew over Switzerland,
America is a large country whose people have many different opinions. Some Americans believed that America could remain neutral during World War 1, some believed that America could but should not stay neutral, and some believed that America could not stay neutral. Initially, those in favor of neutrality were the vast majority. Eventually those supporting participation in the war became a larger and larger fraction of the population, until they were so large that a declaration of war became politically possible.
The U.S. wanted to remain neutral before World War 2. But after the attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor, America was not hesitant when entering the war.
He wanted to play a small role in world affairs and remained neutral for the first years of the war.
They wanted to control the entire Pacific region.
America's trade was neutral in theory, but not in fact
America's trade was neutral in theory, but not in fact
The U.S. wanted to stay neutral and let this be Europe's war.