What is the United States doing during this whole time? A Preparing for war!

B Minding its own business and maintaining isolationism

C Joining the Axis Powers

D Packing its bags and moving to a more peaceful planet.

A

Explanation:

They been trying to start a war

an informal structure in a bureaucracy would be something like so-called "office politics". where there's a formal structure set up for the organization, but then an informal subculture as well that has a way of organizing the bureaucracy further. this can be positive because it sets up an added degree of organization, albeit informal, within the bureaucracy.