What is the appropriate American response to these events? Examine the choices below and choose the action that the U. S. government should have taken to best handle the international events of World War II. Explain your choice.

(A) Do nothing and hope that these problems do not hurt the United States.
(B) Remain neutral, but join the League of Nations in an effort to help secure international peace
(C) Remain neutral but change the Neutrality Acts to allow the U. S. to sell war equipment to the Allies but only if these countries agree to use their own boats.
(D) Remain neutral but give full support to the Allies by selling war supplies, loaning money, and delivering equipment to Europe using U. S. ships
(E) Declare war on Germany and join the Allies.