Why didn't the Hoover Administration respond more strongly to Japan's invasion of Manchuria? A. Many Americans believed Japan should be allowed to expand its power in Asia./ B. Because the United States was not a member of the League of Nations at the time, Hoover did not feel obligated to get involved./C. The government saw the Japanese as a potential ally after World War I and did not want to break diplomatic ties./D. Given the demands of the Depression, there was little money or will to support military action or a trade embargo.