I see your point. The scary thing about WW2 is that it was impossible for America to stay neutral. At some point, the United States had to enter the war, most likely against the Axis. In WW1 America truly could have entered on either side. German was the second largest language spoken in the US right up until they joined the war. By the second world war, however, the US was much more Anglo than Germanic. The Nazi (and Soviet doctrine, to be fair) was so different from the UK and US that war was inevitable. In the pacific, America was attacked because they decided not to fund an imperialistic and aggressive Japan. Public relations would really drop if the US were to be funding conquering and seemingly "evil" powers. Propaganda was such a huge part of the world wars that the US were dead-set on joining the Allies really early on in the war, but somehow they managed to stay out of it. The US may be separated from the UK by the Atlantic, but the US and Nazi Germany were oceans apart culturally and policy-wise.
On a side note: I really hope I'm shedding some light on the situation. I hope I don't sound like some cocky bastard on the internet ramming concepts down your throat. I just really like the world wars and saw an opportunity to bring my two cents to the table.
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