Isolationism Was a Dominant Foreign Policy Principle in the United

question 9

Multiple Choice

Isolationism was a dominant foreign policy principle in the United States before World War I for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

• A) the United States' distance from Europe.
• B) the United States' limited economic interactions with foreign nations.
• C) reduced levels of military threat.
• D) the United States' ability to expand without conflict with European nations.
• E) the U.S. Constitution originally stipulated that the United States remain neutral in foreign affairs.

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