This required historical context too. A lot of Americans were still very sore about it and had the opinion that England dragged us into WW1 for no reason and it was a mistake. There was also some eugenics and racism, but until Pearl Harbor the overwhelming option was isolationism.
Isolationism was a popular American view if you looked at how many wars Europe had been through. Americans did not want to die for European squabbles.
Congress passed the Neutrality Acts in the mid 1930s. We didn't get into material support until Sept. 1940 with the Destroyers for bases swap in Sept. 1940 and Lend Lease in March 1941. Hitler had invaded Czechoslovakia in '38 and the invasion of Poland was Sept 1939 so there was a big lag. We did not want to get involved with another Great War.
subhavoc42 on April 20th, 2024 at 23:17 UTC »
This required historical context too. A lot of Americans were still very sore about it and had the opinion that England dragged us into WW1 for no reason and it was a mistake. There was also some eugenics and racism, but until Pearl Harbor the overwhelming option was isolationism.
jalapinapizza on April 20th, 2024 at 23:22 UTC »
As is pointed out every time this is posted, this was a staged protest that was made for a television program
Gnomeslikeprofit on April 20th, 2024 at 23:25 UTC »
Isolationism was a popular American view if you looked at how many wars Europe had been through. Americans did not want to die for European squabbles.
Congress passed the Neutrality Acts in the mid 1930s. We didn't get into material support until Sept. 1940 with the Destroyers for bases swap in Sept. 1940 and Lend Lease in March 1941. Hitler had invaded Czechoslovakia in '38 and the invasion of Poland was Sept 1939 so there was a big lag. We did not want to get involved with another Great War.