Question

Which of these terms best describes the official foreign policy of the United States at the start of World War II in 1939?

Answer 1

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.

 

Answer 2

The foreign policy of the United States was ‘Isolationist’ at the start of World War II in 1939.

Further Explanation:-

When President Roosevelt joined the office as the president of the United States in 1933, his main concern was to bring the American economy back on track which was going through the great depression. Despite this, President Roosevelt always kept his eye on foreign affairs. He was a believer in strong and good international relations and always thought that having good relations with neighboring countries will solve almost half of American domestic issues. He believed that great depression could come to end by strengthening ties with foreign traders and foreign markets instead of weakening them. During the period of the 1930s, the United States entered the period of deep isolationism as it started rejecting international conferences and they focused mostly on tariff agreements along with smaller countries of Latin America. The American isolationists advocated of noninvolvement in European and Asian conflicts. Although, United States took various measures in order to avoid political and military conflicts internationally as it continued to expand economically to protect its interests in Latin America. The foreign policy of the United States was ‘Isolationist’ at the start of World War II in 1939.

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Answer details:

Grade – High School

Subject – History

Chapter – Isolationism  

Keywords – Isolation, Isolationism, United States, Political, Military, Conflict, Latin America, Roosevelt, Tariff, Agreement.