The Phrase That Best Describes the Shift in America's World

question 48

Multiple Choice

The phrase that best describes the shift in America's world position from the pre- to the post-World War II eras is "________."

• A)internationalism to isolationism
• B)isolationism to internationalism
• C)containment to isolationism
• D)interventionism to isolationism
• E)None of these answers is correct.

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