USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -isolationism, national policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -This distinguishes isolationism from non-interventionism, which also advocates military neutrality but does not necessarily oppose international commitments and treaties in general. This contrasts with philosophies such as colonialism, expansionism, and liberal internationalism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Many nations in the past have been isolationist. These include China, Japan and Switzerland. The US attempted to do this in World War I and their failure brought more emphasis in the 1930s. The US was isolationist in the period leading up to World War II even while moving to become more involved once war broke out.