[Verginius Rufus]

It was the Kaiser's government which let Lenin travel from Switzerland to Russia in 1917 to cause trouble, resulting in the Bolshevik takeover. The US made an unsuccessful attempt to assist the White Army, the enemy of Lenin's Reds.

I don't think Hitler's decisions vis-à-vis the USSR in the period from 1933 to 1941 took the US into account at all. We were neutral and wanted to stay that way. When Hitler invaded Russia in 1941, many prominent Americans were OK with the idea of them fighting it out without the US taking sides.

[dfwgator]

The US made an unsuccessful attempt to assist the White Army, the enemy of Lenin's Reds.

Another Wilsonian F-Up.

[otness_e]

And more specifically, it was German High Command who had Lenin sent to Russia (it’s unclear whether the Kaiser himself had any involvement in the plan). Of course, there were some Americans who unfortunately helped bankroll the Bolsheviks (like Rockefeller, for example).