At the onset of World War II, the official policy of the United States was one of neutrality and non-involvement in the conflict. The US sought to avoid being drawn into the war by maintaining strict neutrality and seeking to limit its involvement to diplomatic and economic measures. This policy was enshrined in the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s, which aimed to prevent US involvement in foreign conflicts by prohibiting arms sales to belligerent nations and restricting American citizens from traveling on belligerent ships.
