It was isolationist.
The Americans were in the midst of rebuilding their economy that was now
improving after the Great Depression and the effects of World War II. Many did not want to go to another war but
after witnessing the atrocities committed by the Axis powers in Europe and
Asia, they realize that it would only be a matter of time before they would be
involved in the war. When the Japanese
bombed Pearl Harbor the U.S. officially joined the war on the side of the
allies.
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<span>The United States embraced a laissez-faire policy in the economy during the 1920s. The Secretary of Treasury, Mellon, tremendously reduced taxes, which moved the economy because there was more money to spend. Inventions such as cars and radios, as well as the conservative economic policies, added to a huge economic boom. Many of the economic procedures in the decade would lead to danger especially in the stock market, which would lead to the crash and the Great Depression.</span>
