After that, the US was hardly neutral. Before that bombing of Pearl Harbor the United States basic policy was one of neutrality and isolationism stemming from WWI. President Roosevelt did offer and aid through material sources help to Great Britain before our declaration of war on Germany.Supplies were sent and guarded by the US Navy to England throughout the early years of 1940 and 1941.As to the invasion of Poland and why we did not declare war on Germany then, we had no treaty with European Countries to aid them in the time of war.Only after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor did we declare war and only with Japan. Hilter soon after a delared war on the US and our country was in an all-out war on two fronts. Our neutrality was in the period before Pearl Harbor. The attack by the Japanese against our fleet instantly ended all thoughts of neutrality.