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Why did most Irish Americans favor neutrality?

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They had a long-standing hostility toward Britain.

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The main reason why most Irish Americans favored neutrality is because if American entered the war, they would have entered on the side of the British, and the Irish were adamantly opposed to helping the British since they would not recognize Irish independence.