Because America didn't want to be involved in the war and the only reason Roosevelt declared war was because Germany had invaded poland and that's was the last straw for America either that or the bombing of Pearl Harbor idk
The primary reason for American interest in overseas territories was that labor, capital, and resources in many of these areas tended to be very cheap--making for higher profits for the companies that utilized this.
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now I want food...
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raiding the kitchen is my specialty -
I'm quite sure it is a mountain.