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Explanation:
It's difficult to imagine World War II without the United States as a significant player from our 21st-century perspective. Before the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor in 1941, however, Americans were deeply divided about what part the US could play in the war if any. Also in the late 1930s and early 1940s, as the war engulfed vast parts of Europe and Asia, there was no strong agreement about how the US should react.
The isolationist sentiment that had long been a part of the American political landscape that had pervaded the country since World War I contributed to the US ambivalence about the war. During the war, hundreds of thousands of Americans were killed or injured, and President Woodrow Wilson's idealistic attempt to ensure lasting stability through international mediation and American leadership failed to materialize. Many Americans became disillusioned with how ineffective their actions had been and believed that being too involved on the international scene in 1917 had been a mistake.
Isolationists argued that World War II was ultimately a conflict between international countries and that the US had no compelling excuse to participate. They argued that the best strategy was for the US to strengthen its own defences while avoiding antagonizing either side. As the Europeans dealt with their own issues, neutrality, along with the military might of the United States and the security of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, would hold Americans secure.
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