Isolationist Foreign Policy during Interwar years (1918-1939)

Introduction

In the aftermath of World War I American foreign policy is narrow and self centered. The U.S. refused to be bound with international peace decided to try and stay out of the world's problems. The Senate's repudiation of the Treaty Of Versailles is often seen as a period of isolationism in American foreign policy. However, it was impossible for the U.S. to be withdrawn completely from world affairs because it was the worlds leading creditor nation. Public sentiment was strongly in favor to get involved in European conflict and isolationism was difficult after war broke out in 1939.

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