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The United States did not join the Allied Powers right away because...
they did not want to spend the money during the Great Depression
the memory of how bad WWI was still haunted people
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Both statements are essentially correct, with some nuance.
After WWI most Americans were strongly isolationist — haunted by the human and political costs of that war — and Congress passed Neutrality Acts in the 1930s to keep the country out of another European conflict. Economic concerns from the Great Depression also made voters and leaders reluctant to commit money or troops overseas, at least until aid (Lend‑Lease) increased in 1941 and the attack on Pearl Harbor forced full entry into the war.
After WWI most Americans were strongly isolationist — haunted by the human and political costs of that war — and Congress passed Neutrality Acts in the 1930s to keep the country out of another European conflict. Economic concerns from the Great Depression also made voters and leaders reluctant to commit money or troops overseas, at least until aid (Lend‑Lease) increased in 1941 and the attack on Pearl Harbor forced full entry into the war.
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