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US did not take sides on the war, remaining isolationists and uninvolved with conflicts.
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Americans sided w/ allies; lended British supplies & money in relation to the war-- stepping further from isolationism
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Japanese (allied w/ Germans) bombed US naval bases to prevent American's ships from crossing the ocean
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Americans find the bombing of Pearl harbor the last straw-- Declare war on Japan, Germany & Italy the following day.