isolationism
-USA helps out with Dawes plan, 1924
-Kellogg-Briand pact,1928
-Remains out of world affairs and the league of nations
-Republican attitude
-The Republican presidents
-Republican era
-"Returns to Normalcy"
-USA does not join league of nations
-US unique with no interests threatened
-US felt they were superior to a corrupt world
-US impregnable to attack
-"devil" Theory of war
By the 30's:
-still limited immigration, especially from Asia
-High Tariffs
-Does not guarantee any European agreements (America feels she is a peace loving nation, unlike Europe)
-1933 USA formally recognizes Stalin's Russia
-Kellogg-Briand pact,1928
-Remains out of world affairs and the league of nations
-Republican attitude
-The Republican presidents
-Republican era
-"Returns to Normalcy"
-USA does not join league of nations
-US unique with no interests threatened
-US felt they were superior to a corrupt world
-US impregnable to attack
-"devil" Theory of war
By the 30's:
-still limited immigration, especially from Asia
-High Tariffs
-Does not guarantee any European agreements (America feels she is a peace loving nation, unlike Europe)
-1933 USA formally recognizes Stalin's Russia
USA presidents of 1920s: Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, Warren Harding
summary
During the 1930s, the combination of the Great Depression and the memory of tragic losses in World War I contributed to pushing Americans toward isolationism. The USA decided to embrace isolationism and stay out of world affairs such as the League of Nations.