Question

Which piece of evidence from the article BEST explains the cause of Americans' desire to stay out of World War II?

Nations fell victim to new hostile leaders. Japan struck first, invading China. Next Italy struck at Ethiopia. Germany, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, was the greatest fear.

Storm clouds were darkening around the world. While Americans struggled to make ends meet during the Great Depression, dictatorship swept Italy and Germany.

Dictators were gaining power across Europe and East Asia. In 1936, Hitler broke the Treaty of Versailles, which was signed after World War I to keep the peace. In Spain, a dictator also came into power.

Many businesses closed and some people lost jobs and their homes. In the 1930s, Americans cared much more about their own problems than problems in Europe.

Answer 1

Nations fell victim to new hostile leaders. Japan struck first, invading China. Next Italy struck at Ethiopia. Germany, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, was the greatest fear.

Step-by-step explanation:

America was active in trade with Europe and China was assisting America's trade activities. China' interference with America is not appreciated by Japan which tried to annex china. Japan' attempt to stop china helping America is objected by Americans. The American Government stopped all the commercial vessels which headed to Japan with steel and oil. These two products were crucial for Japan to make arms and raise revenues for its country.

When the ships were frozen in the ports, Japan decided to assault the ports of America. Pearl Harbor attack resulted in death of two thousand civilians. Imperial Japan was becoming a threat which annexed China.Also Nazi Germany is also becoming a threat which made America to follow isolationism and interventionism and hence this neutral attitude made America to stay out of the war.