American Isolationism

The early 1900s was a time of hardship for America. World War One had devastated the globe and caused mass damage to both the physical and emotional well being of many countries. Although no battles had been fought on American soil, citizens of the U.S still felt the after effects of such a massive war. Many families had lost brothers and fathers while many more had poured all of their finances into the war effort. America felt tricked into World War One, and many people were not anxious to go through something like that again. The War left our economy in chaos, causing the Great Depression. A majority of americans felt that America should focus on itself, ignoring the world around it. The U.S sought to avoid future conflict and political
Isolationism stood supreme among America, nobody felt like involving themselves with the rest of the world, after all, all it had landed them was an empty bank account and a lot of dead loved ones. Instead, American isolationism reigned. In fact, shortly after World War One, the United Nations were formed and the U.S was called upon to join the UN. Congress rejected the offer for fear of being pulled into unwanted european affairs. Shortly thereafter, the UN proved ineffective due to a rise of militarism and
The Axis power was on the rise and many nations wondered who would stand against them. With america unconcerned and uncaring, the Nazi power was free to do what it pleased. In December of 1941, the Axis powers made a grave mistake. The Japanese decided to poke the sleeping giant, that is, America. The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor as a sneak attack against one of our strategic bases in Hawaii. Much like an alarm clock's loud noises wake a sleeper, the Japanese bombs woke America. Americans were infuriated and a majority of them called for war in response to the Japanese boldly stupid acts. America responded ferociously, finally ending the reign of isolationism. In the end, Japan got what was coming to them, the first ever atomic bomb strike. Oh, and then another one, to make sure the Japanese know who the boss is. American isolationism of the nineteenth century was both a good and bad thing. It allowed americans time to rebuild their economy and strengthen moral, but at the same time allowed european powers to run free without fear of being put down by the U.S. Like everything, isolationism eventually came to an end, but the question is, will it ever rise