What position did the u. s. government take on the events of world war ii prior to the event shown in the photograph?

it had offered financial assistance, weapons, and troops to its allies and had issued a formal declaration of war.
it had created secret alliances with nations on both sides of the fighting in an attempt to broker a peace agreement.
it had refused aid to countries on either side of the fighting in favor of a strict neutrality policy.
it had remained neutral but had given military aid to some countries and stopped trade with others.