Question

1. What did the rejection of the League of Nations, the higher tariffs imposed by the Fordney–McCumber Act, and the Emergency Quota Act all point to during the early 1920s? A. increasing militarism B. increasing isolationism C. increasing internationalism D. increasing imperialism

Answer 1

The answer is A. The three events listed above all pointed to the United States of America’s increasing isolationism in the decade in an attempt to be less involved in international affairs and issues after the conclusion of the first World War.

Answer 2

B. Increasing isolation--the 1920s have been coined a "return to normalcy".

Actions taken in the 1920s were a means move America out of international affairs. Many believed World War I was an example of what internationalism looked like and it was full of death and destruction. Tariffs prevented world trade and quota acts prevented immigration from occurring in particular from certain countries. The rejection of the League of Nations, though created by Wilson, was a clear indication the US did not want to be involved in future European or world affairs.