Isolationism
- Isolationism: A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, esp. the political affairs of other countries.
- "Return to Normalcy"
- USA was involved in more world affairs than any other country, does not join the League of Nations
- US felt superior to a corrupt world
- US unique with no interests threatened
- US was impregnable to attack
- Economically involved themselves in Dawes Plan and the Kellogg-Briand Pact
- The idea of isolationism was that the US remained out of world affairs (including the League of Nations)
- Republican attitude (republican presidents)
- "Devil" theory of war: USA is very religious, countries in war were doing the devils work, used to convince people to be isolationists