As usual, a big decision like this would involve many factors. One primary one is that the war was taking a long time and effecting the world economy. This would have put more pressure on the US economy and impacted the cost of products. However the one thing that upset the citizens and politicians was the sinking of the Lusitania, that killed many innocent Americans.
Nostradamus
Neutrality and Isolationism were the American policies when World War I began. They kept the country out of the fighting, but it did not impede the sale of US goods to nations involved in the war.
This is called neutrality.
Because the US had no interest in the World War1.
America declared its neutrality.
Policy of neutrality/ American neutrality
neutrality
Switzerland has a long history of neutrality.
American neutrality in the 2nd World War ended because of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Nostradamus
The Swiss policy of neutrality provided the allies with some assistance in World War 2
American neutrality in the 2nd World War ended because of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
That is called "neutrality". Sometimes the neutrality is respected by the warring countries (Switzerland in World War II) and sometimes it is not (The Netherlands in World War II).
President Wilson
Switzerland
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Neutrality laws