Americans' Fervent Isolationism in the 1930s Can Best Be Attributed

question 14

Multiple Choice

Americans' fervent isolationism in the 1930s can best be attributed to

• A) their regrets about participating in WWI.
• B) bitter memories of the ungrateful nations that defaulted on their WWI debts.
• C) the totalizing impact of the Great Depression and the need to focus on getting out of it.
• D) the failure of most Americans to appreciate the gravity of the prospective threat to American national security posed by the militaristic, expansionist forces being harnessed during the 1930s by the Fascist dictators of Germany, Japan, and Italy.
• E) All of these choices are correct.

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