USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the U.S. approach to foreign policy during the Harding and Coolidge administrations?
A
to join the League of Nations
B
imperialism
C
the alliance system
D
isolationism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Isolationists advocated non-involvement in European and Asian conflicts and non-entanglement in international politics. Although the United States took measures to avoid political and military conflicts across the oceans, it continued to expand economically and protect its interests in Latin America.

Detailed explanation-2: -Like most Republicans of his era, Harding favored protective tariffs designed to shield American businesses from foreign competition.

Detailed explanation-3: -Coolidge’s main foreign policy initiative was the Kellogg–Briand Pact, under which the signatories agreed to renounce war as an “instrument of national policy". The Great Depression began during Hoover’s tenure, leaving the worldwide economy in crisis.

Detailed explanation-4: -After World War I, the United States adopted a policy of isolationism, believing that it was better served remaining uninvolved with other nations and their interests.

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