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American Isolationism
By: Greg V.
What was it?
• American Isolationism was when the
United States did not want to get involved
in European conflicts.
• The anti-war sentiment in America and
the memories of the men lost during
WWI convinced many Americans that
America must not get involved in any
future war.
Why did it happen?
• No involvement in Europe
• Keep United States free and at peace
• No reason or interest to get involved
Who was involved?
•
Franklin Roosevelt was
an important figure in
American Isolationism.
He was against the idea,
and was ready to go to
war in Europe to stop
the Nazis.
• Neutrality Act of 1939
eliminated the ban on
arms sales to nations at
war.
America First Committee
• A committee made
up of 80,000
Americans that were
for Isolationism and
against the war.
Charles Lindbergh
• Argued that the only
way to save the
country was to stay
out of a hopeless
battle in Europe and
concentrate on
defending the
American way of life
at home.
Political Cartoons
By
Political Cartoons
Political Cartoons
Political Cartoons
The end of Isolationism
• December 7th, 1941
was the turning point
in Isolationism. After
a surprise attack on
Pearl Harbor,
Americans realized
sending troops to
Europe would be
necessary.
Works Cited
•
"U.S. Isolationism in the Republican Era of "Normalcy" 1921-1933." 2
2004. Isolationism 1921-33. 03 Dec. 2004
<http://history.acusd.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/07/isolationism.html>.
•
"A Catalog of Political Cartoons by Dr. Seuss." Dr. Seuss Went to
War. U.C. Regents. 03 Dec. 2004
<http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/>.
•
"World War II: Isolationist America." 1 Feb 2004. World War II
campaigns. 03 Dec. 2004
<http://histclo.hispeed.com/essay/war/ww2/cou/us/ww2us-iso.html>.
•
"Isolationism." The Perilous Fight - Isolationism. PBS. 03 Dec. 2004
<http://www.pbs.org/perilousfight/home_front/isolationism/>.
•
"America First Committee." Reader's Companion to American History.
Houghton Mifflin. 03 Dec. 2004
<http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/rcah/html/ah_002900_ame
ricafirst.htm>.
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. The American Vision. 1st ed. New York: TIME School Publishing,
2004.