American Neutrality In Ww2

Neutrality is the mission of the American people during the time of an ongoing war between world power. Ultimately this mission ends up failing and the United States gets dragged into an ongoing World War, this was first seen in World War I. After the war was over the Japanese Empire got the the short end of the stick and resented the war. This is how Japan went from ally to enemy in the eyes of the American people. The actions of the Japanese sparked a conflict, launching the United States into the side of the Allies of World War II. Prior to 1941, the United States and Japan were on the same side of the first world war, which they were victorious in. They remained close trading partners, Japan relied on the United States for important resources including 80% of their oil supply. Tensions slowly began escalating due to the fact Japan had joined forces with Germany and Italy to formulate the Axis Powers because they all resent the way they were poorly treated in WWI. It was obvious that if America decided to enter the war they definitely would be joining the Allied Powers. Japan was slowly becoming a threat to the United States,

They were in desperate need of more land, power, and resources all of which the United States possessed. President FDR realized he needed to protect his country from the dangers of the war, without actually joining the war. He subtly aided the British by cutting of the sale of airplane fuel and scrap iron to Japan so their air crafts wouldn't be a threat to Great Britain. After a German attack in French IndoChina the U.S chose to no longer supply the Japanese with oil. This was the last straw for the Japanese before they chose to attack the U.S Navy’s Pacific base of Pearl Harbor located in Hawaii. This attack destroyed plenty of ships and killed many Americans, yet the United States would be able to retaliate contrary to what the Japanese