Question

Why did the US stay away from the Second World War initially?

• A. People suffered a lot from poverty, hunger and unemployment.
• B. The US was experiencing Great Depression which collapsed their economy in 1929.
• C. The US wanted to grow into a superpower so they wanted to stay away from the war.
• D. The Japanese attack on the Pearl Harbour caused massive destruction to their naval fleets.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

The US was experiencing Great Depression which collapsed their economy in 1929.

The USA was experiencing Great Depression which collapsed their economy in 1929. People suffered a lot from poverty, hunger and unemployment. Automobile industry, agriculture production, consumer durable manufacturing, mining, shipbuilding and other industries witnessed a fall. They stayed away from the Second World War initially but when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour, a military base of the USA, in 1941, the USA was forced to enter the war. The USA fought the war along with the Allied forces and began to succeed