Question

During the first years of World War II, the U.S. government changed its foreign policy. In September 1939, President Roosevelt declared his commitment to U.S. neutrality. But by September 1940, he supported "all aid (to Allies) short of war." What caused this change?

A. The Axis seemed to be winning the war.
B. Popular American leaders such as Father Charles Coughlin demanded that the U.S. enter the war.
C. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee was dominated by internationalists. D. The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.

Answer 1

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A. The Axis seemed to be winning the war.

With the constant victories of the Axis, the United States realized that they could lose the investments, loans, and sales they had made during the war to the Allied countries. The defeat of the allies would mean a huge and unprecedented debt, since, destroyed, the Allies would be unable to pay their bills.

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