Question

Why didn't the Hoover Administration respond more strongly to Japan's invasion of Manchuria?
Many Americans believed Japan should be allowed to expand its power in Asia.

Because the United States was not a member of the League of Nations at the time, Hoover did not feel obligated to get involved.

The government saw the Japanese as a potential ally after World War I and did not want to break diplomatic ties.

Given the demands of the Depression, there was little money or will to support military action or a trade embargo.