(A) ** America’s involvement in World War I had been costly and deadly
(B) The U.S. had very poor relations with the governments of Britain and France
(C) It was the height of the Great Depression, and the U.S. needed to focus on its own economy
(D) The U.S. had never been involved in a war or treaty with European countries, and wanted to keep it that way
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Concept note-1: -What can you infer about the reason why the U.S. followed an isolationist foreign policy during the late 1910s and early 1920s? America’s involvement in World War 1 had been costly and deadly.
Concept note-2: -In the years after World War II, the United States was guided generally by containment-the policy of keeping communism from spreading beyond the countries already under its influence. The policy applied to a world divided by the Cold War, a struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Concept note-3: -TIM: Well, during the 1920s, Appalachian musicians started releasing records and playing their songs on the radio. That exposed the music to a much larger audience, and it gave rise to the first group of country stars.
Concept note-4: -How did the relationship between the U.S. and Soviet Union change in the decade following World War II? During World War II, the two countries were allies; afterward, the countries were enemies. During World War II, both countries were democracies; afterward, the Soviet Union became a dictatorship.
Concept note-5: -Why did the Americans not want to join the league of nations? They believed in isolationism and didn’t want to get involved in Europe’s affairs. Many Americans thought the Treaty of Versailles was unfair.