Isolationism
Notes
-USA helps out with Dawes plan, 1924
-Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928
-Remains out of World affairs and the League of Nations
-Republican attitude
-The Republican Presidents
-Still limited immigration, especially from Asia
-High Tariffs
-Does not guarantee any European agreements
-1933 USA formally recognizes Stalin's Russia
-Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928
-Remains out of World affairs and the League of Nations
-Republican attitude
-The Republican Presidents
-Still limited immigration, especially from Asia
-High Tariffs
-Does not guarantee any European agreements
-1933 USA formally recognizes Stalin's Russia
Political Cartoon
Quote
"In the larger view the major forces of the depression now lie outside of the United States, and our recuperation has been retarded by the unwarranted degree of fear and apprehension created by these outside forces."
-Herbert Hoover
Subjunctive Question
What would the outcomes have been had the US been involved in European and Asian conflicts?
Interesting Fact
"Leave me alone," seemed to be America's attitude toward the rest of the world in the 1930s
Summary
In the 1920's the US was pushed to a nation of isolationism. This was due to the Great depression and the tragic losses of WW1. In essence, they did not want to become entangled in foreign conflicts.