America's Isolationist Polices in the 1920s and 1930s

After being dragged into the nightmare of World War I America adopted several isolationist policies in order to remove itself from any possible foreign conflict. Recovering from monetary loss in World War I, then to face the Depression in 1930's and fear of involvement in World War II is reason why this isolationist attitude flourished. Mending America, keeping it out of war, was the goal at this time. Largely, what fueled the adoption of isolationist …

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